Why utilize inversion in the final sentence, "ne serait-ce que pour les garder en vie"?
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Drew B.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ne serait-ce que
This question relates to:French writing exercise "My grandmother's rosebushes"
Asked 4 years ago
Hi Drew,
'Ne serait-ce que' is an expression which probably would be best translated as :
were it only to keep them alive
or
even if only for keeping them alive
I hope this helps!
Drew B. asked:
Ne serait-ce que
Why utilize inversion in the final sentence, "ne serait-ce que pour les garder en vie"?
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