redbull Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Can anyone show me what the phrase "provided it" in this sentence means: "Employees at this company were asked if they could think of a use for a weak adhesive which, provided it did not get dirty, could be reused" Thank you in advance:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mketone Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 provided it meaning provided the adhesive did not get dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbull Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 provided it meaning provided the adhesive did not get dirty Thanks! but I don't think so, I've already known that "Provided that" means "as long as". I don't know it "provided it" has the same meaning. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamsternutz Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 "Provided it" does have the same meaning i.e. provided the adhesive does not get dirty (in the above sentence). Also, i think it should be "Employees at this company were asked to think of a use for a weak adhesive which, provided it does not get dirty, can be reused" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matbocau194 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 This sentence could be rewritten as follow: Employees at this company were asked if they could think of a use for a weak adhesive which could be reused if it did not get dirty. Redbull, you're right. Provided that = as long as. We also have: Provided that = provided = as long as = IF In "provided it", "it" is just a subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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