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Could you please explain the correct sentence construction for such conditional sentences.

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We hope this finds you well.

To answer your query, the most straightforward construction for conditional sentences is "conditional trigger ("should in this case") + conditional clause + main clause"; of course, the main clause can also be used to begin the sentence.

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Could you please explain the correct sentence construction for such conditional sentences.

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    1) If Tim eats 700 doughnuts, he will feel sick.
    2) If Tim ate 700 doughnuts, he would feel sick.
    3) If Tim had eaten 700 doughnuts, he would have felt sick.

It's enough to see that (D) and (E) not only don't fall into any of these categories, but they're also a grammatical mess -- they both lack a subject for the "then" clause and just generally don't make any sense.

(A), (B), and (C), don't have conventional if/then constructions, so we'd want to look for other issues at this point. Fortunately, we've got clear subject-verb agreement errors in (B) and (C), so there's no need to agonize any further.

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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.
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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
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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.
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