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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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If the results reported in NASA are confirmed... Why we used "are"? and not "will be"?
  

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Such an if-clause requires a logical truth statement which can be evaluated as true or false. You can evaluate this: the results reported in NASA are confirmed Yes, they are. ) No, they are not.

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  • Such an if-clause requires a logical truth statement which can be evaluated as true or false.
  • You can evaluate this: the results reported in NASA are confirmed Yes, they are.
  • ) No, they are not.
  • ) You cannot evaluate this as a truth statement, because no one can foresee the future.
  • the results reported in NASA will be confirmed
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Such an if-clause requires a logical truth statement which can be evaluated as true or false.

You can evaluate this:
the results reported in NASA are confirmed
Yes, they are. (The results are correct.)
No, they are not. (They are incorrect.)

You cannot evaluate this as a truth statement, because no one can foresee the future.
the results reported in NA
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