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Thursday, 12 March 2015

Conditional Sentence

Conditional sentence is a complex sentence which is formed by subordiante clause which started with if conjuction as a condition and main clause as the result.

So, in general conditional sentence is formed like :
                                           If + condition, result/consequence

There are 4 type of conditional sentence:
1. Type 1
    Type 1 is a conditional sentence where the condition is able to be fulfilled. the formula for conditional sentence Type 1 is:
                       If + simple present, will + result (bare infinitive/imperative)
For example :
  • If I have something to ask, I will call you.
  • If there is nothing to do, I will go home.
  • If you dont come on time again, you will get fired.
 2. Type 2
     Type 2 is where the condition have a little chance to be fulfilled. the formula used for conditional sentence Type 2 is:
                             if + simple past, S + would/could/might + bare infinitive
For example :
  • If I had much money, I would go around the world
  • If we had finished the project in time, we could had a break now.
  • If the document weren't on the desk, it would be in drawer.
Note : In conditional sentence type 2, were is used to replaced was eventhought the subject is 3rd person pronoun (he, she, it). This to show that the conditions have very little chance to be fulfill.
the formula used in this term is like this:
if + S + were,would/could/might + bare infinitive

3. Type 3
    Type 3 is where the conditional will never be able to be fulfill because the condition is unreal. The formula used in Type 3 is like this:

                       If + past prefect, would/should/could/might + have + past participle

For example:
  • If I had born beautiful, I would have been an idol.
  • If He had studied hard on school, he would have been at top class.
  • If She hadn't been taken, he would gone for here.
4. Type 4
    Type 4 is where the condition is always fulfilled since it is a scientific fact. The formula used in type 4 is like this:

                                            If + Simple Present, Simple Present

for exampe :
  • If you doesn't drink enough in hot days, you gets dehydrated.
  • If use PC too much, it damage my eyesight.
  • If we go out in winter, the weather is cold.

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