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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
VERSATILE FIRST CONDITIONAL?
Hi,
I was perusing the Wikipedia on its Conditional sentence and it seemed to indicate all these are examples of the first conditional.
From Wikipedia examples:
If she took that flight yesterday, she is somewhere in town today.
If she took that flight yesterday, we'll see her tomorrow.
If it's raining here now, then it was raining on the West Coast this morning.
Is it that the first conditional need not have this form: If I do this, he will do this??
I think the zero, second and third conditions can accommodate this variety of different forms but first. Am I on the right track?
I was perusing the Wikipedia on its Conditional sentence and it seemed to indicate all these are examples of the first conditional.
From Wikipedia examples:
If she took that flight yesterday, she is somewhere in town today.
If she took that flight yesterday, we'll see her tomorrow.
If it's raining here now, then it was raining on the West Coast this morning.
Is it that the first conditional need not have this form: If I do this, he will do this??
I think the zero, second and third conditions can accommodate this variety of different forms but first. Am I on the right track?
Top answer
Your research is leading you to see that there is no complete agreement about what the terms "first, second, and third conditional" mean. This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4. This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what makes a first, second, or third conditional.
- Your research is leading you to see that there is no complete agreement about what the terms "first, second, and third conditional" mean.
- This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4.
- This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what makes a first, second, or third conditional.
- These are not exact terms like "even number" and "odd number".
- I think it may be time for you to move on to some other area of study before you drive yourself crazy.
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Your research is leading you to see that there is no complete agreement about what the terms "first, second, and third conditional" mean.
This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4.
This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what makes a first, second, or third conditional. These are not exact terms like "even number" and "odd numbe
This is not mathematics, where every book you read says the same thing: 2 + 2 = 4.
This is grammar, where every author has his own opinion of what makes a first, second, or third conditional. These are not exact terms like "even number" and "odd numbe
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