One interesting word in English is even. The previous lesson and this lesson focus on
using it both positively and negatively.
This lesson will be on the negative.
We use not even when we want to explain that someone doesn't
do as much as we expected, especially if that thing is easy and should require
no effort.
examples
He's so useless that he can't even comb his hair.
Wanda was so tired that she couldn't even take off her shoes
before falling asleep.
Samantha wanted to leave but her girlfriend hadn't even
started packing yet.
position
a) between the auxiliary verb and the main verb
b) after the verb be
c) before other verbs.
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