Multiple choice

Distinguished art requires spending large sums of money, even if it is by no means certain that spending large sums of money produce distinguished art.

  1. even if it is by no means certain that spending large sums of money produce

  2. even if it is by no means certain that spending large sums of money will produce

  3. even though there is no certainty that spending of money in large sums produces

  4. even though it is by no means certain that spending large sums of money produces

  5. though there is no certainty as to spending of money in large sums producing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence checks the usage of 'even if' and 'even though'. 'Even though' introduces a fact. It could be substituted by the expression despite the fact that. 'Even if' on the other hand, usually introduces something which is not a fact. It may be completely hypothetical. Considering the sense of the sentence, 'even though' is the right construct here. Option (3) loses out because of its contrived usage of 'there is no certainty' as well as 'spending of money in large sums'. Hence (4).

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