Question

conditional clauses​

Answer 1

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Conditional sentences consist of a main clause and a conditional clause (sometimes called an if-clause). The conditional clause usually begins with if or unless. The conditional clause can come before or after the main clause.

There are three main types of conditional sentence:

Type 1: Type 1 sentences refer to the future. They suggest that the action in the main clause is quite likely to happen.

Type 2: Type 2 sentences refer to an imaginary situation. They imply that the action in the if-clause will probably not happen.

Type 3: In Type 3 sentences the speaker is looking back from the present to a past time and event. The speaker is talking about what might have happened but did not, either because the wrong thing was done or because nothing was done. This type of sentence is used when making excuses, showing regret, blaming, or giving an explanation.