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IF CLAUSE
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If Clause
Use an if clause to describe Condition/Result
If clause is the condition
Main clause is the result.
If I like a reporter, I read her article.
If Clause(condition) Main Clause(result)
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Forming Present Real Conditionals(Type 0)
Use;
If Clause + Simple Present, Main clause + Simple Present
If I have time in the morning, I read the newspaper.
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You can use when or whenever in the if clause. The meaning is the same.
When/Whenever/If you trust people, you tend to believe them.
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You can put the if clause or the main clause first, but the punctuation is different.
If you control the media, you control public opinion
(comma)
You control public opinion if you control the media.
(no comma)
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You can use conditionals questions but use question order only in main clause.
If you see something on the news, do you always believe it?
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Using Present Real Conditionals
Use a present real conditional(Type zero) to describe:
• Facts and general truths
If a website is popular, people talk about it.
• Habits and routines
I always read the news online if I wake up early.
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Forming Future Real Conditionals(Type 1)
Use;
If Clause + Simple Present, Main Clause + Future
If you arrive early tomorrow at the debate, you will get a good seat.
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Using Future Real Conditionals(Type 1)
Use future real conditionals to describe:
• Plans
If traditional media don’t cover the debate tonight, I’ll read a blog about it.
• Predictions
If you read this article, you won’t be disappointed.
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Use even if when you believe the result will not change.
Even if means “whether or not”
Some people will believe the news even if it isn’t true.
(The news may or may not be true. Some people will believe it either way.)
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Use unless to state a negative condition more strongly.
It often has the same meaning with “If…not”
Unless a reporter interviews many people, she won’t find out the truth.
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If a reporter does not interview many people, she won’t find out the truth.
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Real conditionals with Modals,
Modal-like Expressions, and
Imperativeso In present and future real conditionals you can use
If + Present Simple , Main Clause + Simple Modal/ Future Modal/Modal-like Expression.
If you are planning to vote, you have to register.
She might learn more about politics if she subscribes to that political magazine.
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In present and future real conditionals(zero/one), you can use
If + Present Simple , Main Clause + Imperative
If you are at home tonight at 7:00 p.m., watch the president’s speech.