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 GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Conditional Sentences
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Definition
Conditional sentences show a cause-and-result relationship between actions. The first action causes the second action. If I feel sick, I go to the doctor.
Example
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| If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to the beach. |
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Explanation
Conditional sentences --
- have two parts: a cause and a result. The cause and the result both have a subject and a verb. They are separated by a comma (,).
- express possibility.
- express situations which are always true in the present (zero conditional).
- express situations which may be true in the future (first conditional).
There are patterns for expressing the types of conditional sentences.
Zero Conditional
If + subject + present tense verb, subject + present tense verb |
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I |
am hungry, |
I |
eat. |
First Conditional
If + subject + present tense verb, subject + will + verb |
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it |
rains, |
I |
will |
use an umbrella. |
Related Sections
Future Simple
Punctuation |
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