CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ARE USED TO TALK ABOUTTHINGS THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN
UNDER CERTAINCONDITIONS.
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THEY ARE MADE UP OF TWO CLAUSES, ONE MAIN CLAUSE AND ONE SUBORDINATE
CLAUSE.
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T H E S U B O R D I N A T E C L A U S E I S I N T R O D U C E D B Y I F A N D STATES THE
CONDITION.
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THE MAIN CLAUSE GIVE THE RESULTS OF THE CONCLUSION
Using the sentences in Activity 1. Identify the main clause and the
s u b o r d i n a t e clause.
1. If sunlight strikes a lead, photosynthesis begins.
2. 2. If you multiply twenty by five, you get one hundred.
3. 3. If you heat butter, it will melt.
4. 4. If I were Rita, I would study hard.
5. 5. If we understood the sunbeam fully, we would know the secrets of nature.
6. 6. If you told me, I would have helped you.
7. 7. If the loggers had not cut down the trees, they could have saved the rainforest.
I d e nt if y t h e m a in cla u se a n d su bo rd in a t e cla u se of t h e f o llo win g sentences:
a. I f I a m t h e p a r e n t , I w o u l d g u i d e h i m .
b. b. I will reward you if you behave properly.
c. c . Y o u w i l l b e r e s p e c t e d i f y o u t r e a t o t h e r s nicely.
d. d. If I pass the board exam, I will surely be delighted.
e. e. Your programs will be properly implemented, if t he re is a n a wa re n e ss
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