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Describing situations of cause and effect
This kind of sentences has two parts:
Part A: is the situation or condition (the If clause).
Part B: is the result or consequence (the result clause).
The following circles will show you how to form the zero conditional sentences and
the elements each part of the sentence has.
You have to write a comma (,) between the two parts of the sentence when you
begin with If.
Use the present simple tense in both clauses.
Example:
If
you
put
water in the
freezer
, it
becomes
ice.
These sentences are based on habits and are frequent in conversations.
Example:
If
I
wash
the dishes, my daughter
dries
them.
It is possible to substitute When or Whenever for If and still express more or less
the same idea:
Example:
When (whenever) I wash the dishes, my daughter dries them.
When (whenever) you boil water, it vaporizes.
Zero conditional sentences
express no condition; these are sentences that are
always true. They refer to “forever”.
Example:
If
you add two plus two, you get four.
Part A
If you boil water,
Part B
it vaporizes.
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1. If clause
If + subject + verb in present sim-
ple + complement
2. Result clause
Subject + verb in present simple +
complement
Form
The zero conditional has two parts
of a sentence.
•
The if clause and
•
The result clause.