... provided it is submitted with a medical certificate.

[krishnameera]

We entertain only an unavoidable excuse provided it is submitted with a medical certificate.

Can you tell me whether the above sentence makes sense and grammatically correct? I want to convey the message that your excuse will not be accepted if you don't produce a medical certificate. Especially I want to know the if the usage of the word "provided" here is right.

 

[BobK]

We entertain only an unavoidable excuse provided it is submitted with a medical certificate.

If I used 'provided' I'd say 'provided that', but to make the requirement clearer I'd replace 'provided' with '. In that case it must be submitted...'

 

[emsr2d2]

We entertain only an unavoidable excuse provided it is submitted with a medical certificate.

Can you tell me whether the above sentence makes sense and is grammatically correct? I want to convey the message that your excuse will not be accepted if you don't produce a medical certificate. Especially Specifically, I want to know the if the usage of the word "provided" here is right.

The part starting with "provided" is correct. Unlike BobK, I wouldn't use "that" after "provided". I find the entire part before "provided" very unnatural. For a start, an "unavoidable excuse" doesn't work. Also, an excuse for not coming to work/a meeting/school (I assume that's the kind of context you're talking about) doesn't have to me medical-related. What if someone was in a car accident and had to deal with the car being towed away etc? What if there's a huge problem with public transport and they simply can't get there?

I'd expect something like "A sick day/Sick leave will be authorised provided you can produce a medical certificate".

 

[BobK]

Yes, I should have considered non-medical sorts of excuse.*guilty-yer-onner*

 

[SoothingDave]

Are there "avoidable excuses?" I'm not sure what you are adding to the sentence by including the word "unavoidable."

Are you really "entertaining" them? If a student brought you a medical excuse, you would consider whether or not to consider that a valid excuse?

Why not simply say "all excuses for absence must include a doctor's note"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Why not simply say "All excuses for absence must include a doctor's note"?

I'd add "medical" before "absences" there.