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Zero Conditional

Zero conditional is a grammatical structure used to describe general truths and things that always happen under certain conditions. It consists of two clauses: an "if" clause and a main clause, both in the simple present tense. The order does not change the meaning. Commas are used when the "if" clause comes first and are not needed when the main clause is first. Examples are provided along with notes on using "when", "as soon as", and "unless" in place of "if". Exercises are included to practice forming zero conditional sentences.

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Zero Conditional

Zero conditional is a grammatical structure used to describe general truths and things that always happen under certain conditions. It consists of two clauses: an "if" clause and a main clause, both in the simple present tense. The order does not change the meaning. Commas are used when the "if" clause comes first and are not needed when the main clause is first. Examples are provided along with notes on using "when", "as soon as", and "unless" in place of "if". Exercises are included to practice forming zero conditional sentences.

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ZERO

CONDITIONAL
What is zero conditional?
Zero conditional is a structure used to talk

about general truths, that is, things that

always happen under certain given

conditions.
What’s its structure?
 A zero conditional sentence is made of two clauses: a
main clause and an ‘if’ clause. Both clauses use the
present simple tense. The order of the clauses
doesn’t change the meaning of the sentence
 When the ‘if’ clause goes first, you use a comma
between the clauses. When the main clause goes
first, there’s no need of a comma. Look at the
examples:
'if' clause main clause
If you heat water at 100 degrees, it boils.

main clause 'if' clause


Water boils if you heat it at 100 degrees.
Note:
* You can change ‘if’ for ‘when’ and ‘as soon
as’
* To say ‘if not’, you can use ‘unless’
Exercises
Match the clauses from both columns to create zero
conditional sentences.

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