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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Conditionals

Could someone please explain why:

- do that, if it will help ( is correct)
- do that, if you'll will get the opportunity ( is incorrect)
I understand that you don't usually have if & will in the same clause.
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Anonymous I understand that you don't usually have if & will in the same clause. That is the explanation. Don't use 'will' in an 'if' clause.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I understand that you don't usually have if & will in the same clause.
  • That is the explanation.
  • Don't use 'will' in an 'if' clause.
  • Note, however, that you wrote you'll will , and you'll means you will , so you'll will means you will will , and that's obviously wrong.
  • CJ
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AnonymousI understand that you don't usually have if & will in the same clause.
That is the explanation. Don't use 'will' in an 'if' clause.

Note, however, that you wrote you'll will, and you'll means you will, so you'll will means you will will, and that's obviously wrong.

CJ
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sorry yes that was a mistake.
So how come the first is correct then? it has both if and will.
Thanks a lot
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AnonymousSo how come the first is correct then? it has both if and will.
Ahh! As a native speaker, I completely missed that!

It's a self-referential conditional. It contains an 'it' that refers to the whole other clause. I believe that these can take if + will. I have to think about this more.
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cheers CJ. I'm also a native speaker but yesterday in class I got caught out and had trouble explaining why.

In your example with beer, whay wouldn't you just use a 1st type: if you buy the beer, I will buy the pizza? I don't think it's very common to say if you will..

Do that, if you'll get the opportunity.. is it wrong because of the subject "you"?
for example; do that
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AnonymousIn your example with beer, whay wouldn't you just use a 1st type: if you buy the beer, I will buy the pizza?
You can use the normal first conditional, but that double-will type of example (sometimes called "bargaining" will) is used fairly often even if the pizza and beer example is not to your liking.
Anonymous
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