CONDITIONAL SENTENCES BY UDANI NIRANTHARA INTRODUCTION In order

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES BY : UDANI NIRANTHARA

INTRODUCTION In order to understand conditional sentences better you should know something about clauses. Introduction A clause is a group of words containing a verb and other clause elements. A simple sentence has one finite clause : Noora picked some flowers. A compound or complex sentences will have two or more clauses. Conditional causes are used toj talk about possibile situations. The event described in the main clause depends on the condition described in the subordinate clause being fulfilled.

EX : IF WE WORK HARD, OUR COUNTRY WILL PROGRESS. • In the above complex sentence , 'If you work hard' is the subordinate clause which cannot stand along to make acomplex sentence. It is dependent on the main clause 'our country will progress' to form a complete sentence. Both the main clause and the subordinate clause are with a verb plus a number of clause elements such as subject, objects, complement and adverbial. In a sentence with a conditional clause a model is often used in the main clause.

EX : IF TEACHERS DO NOT FOLLOW THE NORMAL ETHNICS OF TRUTHFULNESS, THEY CANNOT INSTILL GOOD HABITS AND VALUES IN CHILDREN.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONDITIONAL CLAUSES • First Conditional – Open conditionssl – refer to conditions that may or may not be fulfilled.

FIRST CODITIONAL • https: //youtu. be/3 Fe. IZtbd. Ln. M • In type one of the conditional sentences we talk about possible, real conditions that have possible results. The tense in the if clause is in the simple present, and the tense in the main clause is in the simple future. Ex : If you give me some flour I will exchange this bag of rice for it. https: //youtu. be/HKZnu. Ikq. DSQ

SECONDITIONAL In type two of the conditional sentences, we talk about unlikely conditions that are unlikely to befulfilled. The tense in the if clause is in the simple past, and the tense in the main clause is ‘would + infinitve ’ Ex : If you gave me some flour, I would exchange this bag of rice for it.

THIRD CONDITIONAL • This is an impossible situation. • In this situation it is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past. • The tense in ‘if’ clause is in the past perfect, and the tense in the main clause ‘would + have been + past participle form of the verb + object Ex : If you had given me some flour https: //youtu. be/q. Ri. Dof. X 4 KFg