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Can I use 'as long as / provided (that) / providing (that) / on condition (that) / only if' instead of if in zero conditional?
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You possibly can in some, but only 'if' is possible in, for example, If you heat ice, it melts. In the traditional zero conditional, 'if' has a similar meaning to 'whenever'. The other expressions have a far stronger idea of exclusive conditionality, 'if and only if'.
- You possibly can in some, but only 'if' is possible in, for example, If you heat ice, it melts.
- In the traditional zero conditional, 'if' has a similar meaning to 'whenever'.
- The other expressions have a far stronger idea of exclusive conditionality, 'if and only if'.
- You could say 'As you heat ice, it melts', but that is not a conditional sentence.
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You possibly can in some, but only 'if' is possible in, for example, If you heat ice, it melts. In the traditional zero conditional, 'if' has a similar meaning to 'whenever'. The other expressions have a far stronger idea of exclusive conditionality, 'if and only if'.
You could say 'As you heat ice, it melts', but that is not a conditional sentence.
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