Jayshah1997
KarishmaB
Jayshah1997
KarishmaB is it that with all if conditional, use of "then" is mandatory?
I don't understand your question.
Can a complete thought be: If A happens
The obvious question would be: then what?
So you must say: If A happens, then B will happen.
or If A happens, B happens
etc
If it rains, the traffic slows down.
If you pay attention, you will do well.
The reason for asking this question is that, many have eliminated D and E stating that "then" is not stated. Is the logic right? If not, can you please help me know how to eliminate D and E
Hello
Jayshah1997,
We hope this finds you well.
To answer your query, no; this reasoning is not quite correct, as "should" in the correct answer choice essentially plays the same role as "if".
The clearest errors in D and E are the tenses:
Option D incorrectly uses the simple future tense verb "would be" to refer to an action that takes place in the current time frame; the simple present tense is used to refer to actions that take place in the current time frame.
Option E is a bit trickier; it uses the simple future tense verb "will be repudiated" to refer to a hypothetical future action; in conjunction with "if", it is the simple future tense that is used to refer to hypothetical actions in the future.
We hope this helps.
All the best!
Experts' Global Team