By Conditionals, Clauses

Welkins2139 wrote: " if clauses " ( also called adverb clause of condition) present possible condition. The main clause express results. 1. If you study in a foreign country, what do you need to do? a present tense, not a future tense, is used in an if clause, even though the verb in the...

Rhetorical conditional clauses give the appearance of expressing an open condition, but like rhetorical questions, they actually make a strong assertion. In those if clauses, the semantical force of 'if' is weaker than the rhetorical force. I hope this helps, Teo.

Teo wrote: The above sentences are all quoted from Quirk, 1985. I am totally confused!!! I believe that all the 'ifs' in these sentences = 'because', so they don't really set up a condition on which another action may or may not be based. In other words, not a type 1 conditional...

No. When I said the last one was technically correct, I meant that it was correct from the point of view of strict grammar -- in contrast to the other two, which are not strictly correct, although they would be understood by any native speaker of English. (By the way, there is no rule that...

Anonymous wrote:Hello,I know that supposedly there are three types of conditional sentences: type I stating conditions which are always true or very probable in the present or future, type II stating conditions which are improbable or impossible in the present or future or type III stating...

Hello,I know that supposedly there are three types of conditional sentences: type I stating conditions which are always true or very probable in the present or future, type II stating conditions which are improbable or impossible in the present or future or type III stating unreal conditions in...

Buddhaheart wrote: Sadeem wrote: 3-present , present: if you boil water, it becomes steam *notes: a-(can we use will here or the rule is fixed present, present ?) b-(it's for facts only such as scientifc facts ) If you turn the conditional clause into ‘it will turn into steam’, it...

Sadeem wrote: 3-present , present: if you boil water, it becomes steam *notes: a-(can we use will here or the rule is fixed present, present ?) b-(it's for facts only such as scientifc facts ) If you turn the conditional clause into ‘it will turn into steam’, it becomes what we call a...

a) He would come if he HAD enough time -- but he does not have enough time. Yes, this sentence is fine.b) He will come if he HAS enough time -- 'would' is wrong herec) He would have come if he HAD HAD enough time -- this is the 3rd conditional and requires past perfect in the 'if' clause

When I see an if clause with had and a main clause with would (not would have), I call it a 'fourth conditional", but I didn't think anyone had actually invented the term 3.5 conditional. If you had studied Japanese when you were in school, you would be able to translate this text for me...