What is the if clause in a statement?
Complete conditional sentences contain a conditional clause (often referred to as the if-clause) and the consequence. Consider the following sentences: If a certain condition is true, then a particular result happens. I would travel around the world if I won the lottery.
What is the conditional used for facts or general truths?
The zero conditional is used for when the time being referred to is now or always and the situation is real and possible. The zero conditional is often used to refer to general truths. The tense in both parts of the sentence is the simple present.
What is General truth examples?
This use is often described with the term “general truth”: A magnet attracts iron. The sun rises in the east. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
Which term is used to express general truths and facts?
question. Present indefinite tense is used to express the general truth or facts that happen in every day life.
Which sentences is Type 2 if clause?
In type 2 conditional sentences, the time is now or any time and the situation is hypothetical….Examples
- If I were taller, I would buy this dress.
- If I were 20, I would travel the world.
- If I were you, I would give up smoking.
- If I were a plant, I would love the rain.
Why do we use if clauses?
The if-clause uses the present simple tense and the main clause is in the imperative. This is used to give advice or orders for particular situations or sets of circumstances.
What type of a word is if?
conjunction
If is a conjunction.
What is a general truth?
Present simple for general truths The present simple is used to express facts that are always true or events that always happen. This use is often described with the term “general truth”: A magnet attracts iron. The sun rises in the east.
Which sentence is used to express general truth and facts?
What is general truth?
What are the examples of general truth?
Give some examples of universal truth.
- In the East, the sun rises and falls in the West.
- The earth is revolving around the sun.
- Humans are mortals.
- Changing is nature’s law.
- Water is tasteless, colourless and odourless.
- Sun gives us light.