GUDANG BACA

 

Conditional sentence is a compound sentence that has a condition of imagination, supposition, and something that has never happened. This presupposition expressed may or may not be realized. A conditional sentence consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause which usually starts with the word 'if' or if. A sentence consisting of these two clauses can then be called a conditional sentence. However, there are some sentences that can start with 'when' or when. The form of a conditional sentence is an if-clause + main clause. if clause is a clause that is part of the conditional. The main clause is a sentence that contains the consequences of the conditional condition at the beginning of the sentence. In addition, the conditional sentence formula can also be reversed into a main clause + if-clause.

Example of a conditional sentence:

Ø  If i save enough money, i can go to Bali this year.

Ø  My sister can have dessert if she finishes her homework.

 

There are 4 types of conditional sentences, each of which uses a different tense. However, basically all conditional sentences consist of an if clause and a main clause.

1.    Conditional sentence type 0 is used to state the cause and effect of a fact that is generally known to be true. If thing A happens, it will cause thing B.

Example:

Ø  If you heat butter, it melts.

Ø  The ground gets wet if it rains.

2.     Conditional sentence type 1 is used to express something that is very likely to happen in the future if we do something.

Example:

Ø  If you go now, you will arrive there on time.

Ø  I will buy a new bike if I pass the exam.

3.      Conditional sentence type 2 is used to express something that is unrealistic or very unlikely to happen. Therefore, this type is suitable for expressing our dreams.

Example:

Ø  If I lived in Seoul, tonight I would go to that concert.

4.      Conditional sentence type 3 is used to convey presuppositions for events that have occurred in the past. Since it has already happened and cannot be changed in reality, we can only state what will happen if the event is different from reality.

Example:

Ø  If I had left my house earlier, I wouldn't have missed the train.