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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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Conditional Sentence in this Joke?
I have a question about a sentence in the following joke. I have included the whole joke for your pleasure. 
Are the two separate sentences part of a conditional? If so, is this a mixed conditional (2 conditional in if clause; 1st conditional with imperative, I think, in result clause)??
Are the two separate sentences part of a conditional? If so, is this a mixed conditional (2 conditional in if clause; 1st conditional with imperative, I think, in result clause)??
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah". The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him" |
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English 1b3 Are the two separate sentences part of a conditional? Yep. English 1b3 If so, is this a mixed conditional (2 conditional in if clause; 1st conditional with imperative, I think, in result clause)??
- English 1b3 Are the two separate sentences part of a conditional?
- Yep.
- English 1b3 If so, is this a mixed conditional (2 conditional in if clause; 1st conditional with imperative, I think, in result clause)??
- Yep.
- CJ
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English 1b3Are the two separate sentences part of a conditional?Yep.
English 1b3If so, is this a mixed conditional (2 conditional in if clause; 1st conditional with imperative, I think, in result clause)??Yep.
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