English · Ethics in Business
Expressing condition — providing/provided that/as long as
Providing, provided (that) and as long as: the words that attach one condition to a promise or a rule
5 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Condition connectors providing/provided (that)/as long as introducing a condition clause
The method
- Swap-test: providing/provided (that)/as long as ≈ 'only if'
The common mistakes
- Using 'provide' (the verb) instead of 'provided (that)' (the connector)
From the lesson
A landlord looks at a new shop owner and says, "I will rent you this space, provided that you open the doors within thirty days."
The vocabulary
- provided that (بشرط أن)
- as long as (طالما)
What is not on the syllabus
- The classic if-conditionals (treated as 2nd conditional in the Advertising/Education units)