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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
If Conditional Sentence Understanding
If
conditional sentence is a complex sentence (compound sentence) which consists
of a statement unreal subordinate clause (without the possibility of true) or
hypothetical (with the possibility materialized) and the main clause in the
form of result (outcome) or consequence (consequences).
There
are 4 types of conditional sentence if commonly used, namely: type 1, type 2,
type 3 (unreal), and type 0 (scientific fact / scientific truth).
If
Formula Conditional Sentence
General formula
In
general, the formula modality sentence is as follows.
if +
condition, result / consequence
formula without punctuation or commas:
result
/ consequnce + if + condition
Examples of conditional sentence:
Based
on the formula above, some examples of conditional sentence is as follows.
If I
meet him, I will introduce myself.
I
will introduce myself if I meet him.
Negative
if + condition
Formula:
if ... not be replaced with unless.
Examples
of conditional sentence: if ... not and unless:
By
using this formula if negative, example of conditional sentence as below.
If
the students do not understand, they will raise their hand to ask.
Unless
the students understand, they will raise their hand to ask.
Understanding Conditional Type 1
Conditional
sentence type 1 is a modality that is used when the result / consequence
(result) of the condition (condition) are likely to be realized because its
realistic condition to be met in the future.
Conditional Formula Type 1
Formula
sentence modality can be seen in the following table below.
if +
condition, result / consequence
if +
present simple, will + bare infinitive
or formula without using commas:
result
/ consequence + if + condition
will
+ bare infinitive + if + simple present
Negative
if + condition
Formula:
if ... not be replaced with unless.
Examples of Conditional Type 1
Some
examples of conditional type 1 can be seen in below.
(+) If I have free time, I will go swimming.
If
the bell rings, I'll go home.
(-)
If you do not finish your homework, your teacher will be angry.
If
he does not come, I will not be angry.
Unless
he comes, I will not be angry.
If
he comes, I will not be angry.
(?)
If they invite you, will you come?
Understanding Conditional Type 2
Conditional
sentences type 2 is a modality that is used when the result / consequence
(result) of the condition (condition) have no or only little chance to
materialize because of her condition not be fulfilled in the present (present
unreal situation) or its condition is difficult to fulfill in future (unlikely
to happen).
Conditional Formula Type 2
Formula
sentence modality can be seen in the below.
if +
condition, result / consequence
if +
past simple, would / could / might + bare infinitive
or formula without using commas:
result
/ consequence + if + condition
would
/ could / might + bare infinitive + if + simple past
Negative
if + condition
Formula:
if ... not be replaced with unless.
Was Were Replaced
In
the conditional type 2, were used in place even though the subject was used a
pronoun: she, he, it, and singular noun. This is to show that the assumption is
really just a mirage because of his condition not be met (present unreal
situation).
if +
condition, result / consequence
if +
S + were, would (could / might) + bare infinitive
Examples of Conditional Type 2
Some
conditional type 2 can be seen in the following below.
(+) If it rained tomorrow, I would sleep all
day.
(But I do not have a reasonable belief that it
will rain tomorrow)
If
Nisa studied hard, she would pass.
(But Nisa did not study hard.)
If I
had much money, I would buy a sports car.
(But I do not have much money)
If I
were a millionaire, I would donate my money to charity.
(But I am not a millionaire)
(-)
If Nisa did not study hard, she would not be passed.
(But Nisa study hard)
If
Nisa studied hard, she would not fail.
If
Nisa did not study hard, she would fail.
Unless
Nisa studied hard, she would fail.
If I
were a millionaire, I would not donate my money to charity.
(?) If Nisa did not study hard, she would
fail?
If I
had much money, I would buy a sports car?
If I
were a millionaire, I would donate my money to charity
Understanding Conditional Type 3
Conditional
sentences type 3 is a modality that is used when the result / consequence
(result) of the condition (condition) there is no possibility to materialize
because his condition had been met in the past.
Formula Conditional Type 3
Sentence
modality formula is as follows.
if +
condition, result / consequence
if +
past perfect, would / should / could / might + bare infinitive
or formula without using commas
punctuation:
result
/ consequence + if + condition
would
/ should / could / might + bare infinitive + if + past perfect
Examples of Conditional Type 3
Some
examples of conditional type 3 can be seen in the following table below.
(+) If you had remembered to invite me, I
would have attended your party.
(-)
If the waitress had been careful, she would not have broke many plates.
(?)
If he had asked for Forgiveness, forgived would you have him?
Source:
http://www.wordsmile.com/if-conditional-sentence-introduction
http://www.wordsmile.com/if-conditional-type-3
