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Conditional sentence (If-clause ). conditional sentences pada umumnya memiliki ciri-ciri sebagai berikut :. a. Digunakannya kata if dalam anak kalimat ( subordinate clause). Karena clause ini diawali oleh if maka disebut if clause .
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conditional sentences padaumumnyamemilikiciri-cirisebagaiberikut: • a. Digunakannyakataifdalamanakkalimat(subordinate clause). Karena clause inidiawaliolehifmakadisebut if clause. • b. digunakannyamodal auxiliary, sepertiwill, can, may, must,would, could, might, etc. padapokokkalimat (main clause).
Real conditionals (factual / habitual / hypothetical / future possible) Example: • If I have the time, I will go. • IfI don’t have the time, I willnot go.
a. Future time Example: • If I have the money, I will give it to you. • If you keep driving on this speed, we may arrive at home before 10 p.m. • I can pass this subject if I study hard. • You must bring an umbrella if I you don’t want to get wet.
b. Habitual (kebiasaan/habit) If + S + verb1, S + verb1 • If Budi has enough time, he usually walks to campus. • I usually watch football on TV every Saturday night if I do not fall asleep. • If he has money, he always treats us.
c. Command (perintah) If + S + verb1, S + verb1 • If you finish with your work, please help me. • Please give me a cigarette if you don’t mind. • If you have time, please meet me in my office.
Unreal atau Contrary to Fact Conditionals • If the teacher didn’t speak quickly, I could understand better what he is teaching about. Fact: the teacher speaks quickly, so that, I can’t understand well what he is teaching about. • He could hug me, if he were here. Fact: he can’t hug me, because, he is not here. • If I had a pair of wings, I would fly high. Fact: I don’t have a pair of wings, I can’t fly.
Exercises If you (send)…send…… this letter now, she (receive)… will receive …..it tomorrow. • If I (do)……. this test, I (improve)…… my English. • If I (find)….. your ring, I (give)……… it back to you. • Peggy (go)…… shopping if she (have)…… time in the afternoon. • Simon (go)…… to London next week if he (get)…. a cheap flight. • If her boyfriend (phone / not)…….. today, she (leave)……. him. • If they (study / not)…….. harder, they (pass / not)……. the exam. • If it (rain)…….. tomorrow, I (have to / not)……… water the plants. • You (be able/ not)…….. to sleep if you (watch)……… this scary film. • Susan (can / move / not)…………….. into the new house if it (be / not)…….. ready on time.
Exercise unreal situation • If we (have)…had…. a yacht, we (sail)…would sail…… the seven seas. • If he (have)………. more time, he ………(learn) karate. • If they (tell)………. their father, he (be)…….. very angry. • She (spend)…… a year in the USA if it (be)…….. easier to get a green card. • If I (live)……. on a lonely island, I (run)……… around naked all day. • We (help)……… you if we (know)………… how. • My brother (buy)……….. a sports car if he (have)…… the money. • If I (feel)……… better, I (go)……… to the cinema with you. • If you (go)……….. by bike more often, you (be / not)…… so flabby. • She (not / talk)…….. to you if she (be) ………..mad at you.
Exercise on If Clauses Complete the sentences. • If your conditions are competitive, we (place)………… an order. • If I had more time, I (do)…………… a course in business English. • If we had known more about their culture, negotiating (be)………… easier. • If you (customize)…………. your CV, your chances of getting a job will be better. • We (cancel)………. our order if you don't deliver the goods by Friday. • If Brittany (speak)………. better English, she would apply for a job abroad. • If you (tell)………. me about the problem, I would have helped you. • I (let)………. you know if I weren't satisfied. • If you execute the order carelessly, they (place / not)…………… another order with you in the future. • If I were you, I (worry / not)………………. about the presentation.