Questão número 638981

In replacing the word “if” in the sentence “If petroleum gets into the lungs, it can cause quite a bit of damage to the lungs [including] pneumonitis, or inflammation of the lungs.” (lines 57-60), the linking element that would significantly change the meaning expressed in the original is

• A.

  in case.

• B.

  assuming that.

• C.

  supposing that.

• D.

  in the event that.

• E.

  despite the fact that.