Conditional Sentences

Writing 262 Ramirez Name: Conditional Sentences Please write the possible tenses of the two clauses in the spaces below. Type 0: The zero conditiona...
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Conditional Sentences Please write the possible tenses of the two clauses in the spaces below. Type 0: The zero conditional is a structure used for talking about general truths -- things which always happen under certain conditions. Both clauses are always true - generalizations or facts. "If I don't eat breakfast, I'm hungry before noon." "Babies cry if they're hungry." "If you smoke your chances of cancer increase." (Generally true for all people) "Any dog might bite if it feels threatened." (Notice the modal) "If I have time I like to cook at home.” “I usually buy take-out if I'm in a hurry." 1. IF-Clause Tense: 2. Independent Clause Tense:

Type 1: The first conditional is used for talking about possibilities in the present or in the future. If-clause: Possibly true in present or future. Independent Clause: Possibly true in present or future. "If I skip breakfast now I'll be hungry before lunch. I'd better eat something." "Babies will cry if they're hungry. (Type 0.) If Sophie's hungry, she'll cry loudly." (Focus is on the possible cause of present or future crying) "If you quit smoking now your chances of cancer will decrease." (Advice to one person) "Even Rex will bite if he feels threatened." "If I have time, I will cook at home. If I come home late, I'll have to buy a burrito." In spoken English you may use `going to': "If we lose this game I'm going to quit playing!" 3. IF-Clause Tense: 4. Independent Clause Tense:

Type 2: The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or the future -- things which don't or won't happen: If-clause: Not true in present or future – ‘hypothetical.' Independent Clause: Not true in present or future, but possibly true "If I had enough time I would eat breakfast." (I can't eat breakfast today.) "I'm glad you gave Sophie her bottle. If she was hungry she'd be crying." "If you quit smoking today your chance of cancer would decrease." (Advice to a cigarette lover) "Rex would bark if he knew you were here. That's why I put him in the back yard." 5. IF-Clause Tense: include any needed modals! 6. Independent Clause Tense:

Type 3: The third conditional (also called conditional type 3) is a structure used for talking about unreal situations in the past – things that did not happen in the past! If-Clause: Not true in past. Independent Clause: Not true in past. "If I had eaten breakfast I would not have missed the bus." (Actually I missed the bus) "If Sophie had had a bottle she would have slept quietly." (In fact she cried all morning) "If you hadn't quit smoking last year, your insurance rates would have increased." "I think that Rex would have bitten you if he had known you voted for Bush." "I would have cooked fresh food if I had known you would visit tonight!” “If you had called earlier, we could have eaten something delicious." (But you didn’t.) (Simple past: bit, know, ate. Past participle: bitten, known, eaten.) 7. IF-Clause Tense: include any needed modals! 8. Independent Clause Tense:

Type 3 variation: If-clause: Not true in past . Independent Clause: present result. "If I had eaten breakfast I wouldn't be hungry now." "If Sophie had eaten something she would be sleeping quietly." (She's crying now.) "If you had called earlier we could be eating something delicious." “If Rex had heard you come in, he’d be barking like a maniac.” 9. IF-Clause Tense: include any needed modals! 10. Independent Clause Tense/Modal:

Complete the following sentences containing either real or unreal conditional clauses. 1.

If I felt better today, __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

2.

If you get sick, ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

3.

If you had done what I told you, ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

4.

If anyone asks for me, _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

5.

If anyone insults me, __________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

6. He would learn English faster if __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 7.

They will go to the movies tonight if _______________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

8.

They go to the museum if _______________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

9.

We would have been there by now if ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

10.

I never get to work on time if ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Original Sentences Express the meanings describes using your own original conditional sentences. Possibly true in the future. Write a sentence indicating that depending on how your teacher feels today (you don’t know how she feels), she may cancel class next week.

Implication Write a sentence that means: 1) the news predicted rain today and 2) you believe it’s true.

Habits, Facts Write a sentence telling us your typical behavior at night when you don’t have any homework.

Possibly true in the future. Write a sentence indicating that your teacher may cancel class next week (but you don’t think it will happen) and what you plan to do in that case.

Not true in the present Write a sentence that means: 1) your sister didn’t go skiing last week, and 2) what her situation might be now if she HAD gone skiing.

Not true in the past Write a sentence that means: 1) your dog has never been trained, and 2) how the past year might be different if she HAD been trained.

Habits, Facts Write a sentence that indicates what babies do if they get hungry.

Citations Finish these citations inside the body of a research paper. A: Here is a quote by the author Erin Moran, from page 48 of the book Tofu: A Love Affair. Show me the punctuation and information that finishes the quote in a research paper. One expert says that “the ideal ingredient is high-quality tofu

B: Here’s a paraphrase from the article “Sesame Street,” from the Internet, with no author known. Show me the punctuation and information that finishes the quote in a research paper. Educational shows have a mixed history in the classroom: they help kids with some tasks but not others C: Here is a quote by the author Dr. Howard Scoggin, from the article “Showgirls and Other Disasters.” Show me the punctuation and information that finishes the quote in a research paper. Dr. Howard Scoggin claims that “In these movies, music is the dividing factor between delightful and dreadful