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EducationAisleThis is regarding Nirvana SC book 7.5 Assignment: Tenses Ex 14
Q. Engineers from The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering have proved that
if an on-board distillation system is used in automobiles,
it reduces vehicle emissions by up to 50 percent and brougt down the operating costs of the automobiles.
A. Engineers from The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering have proved that
if an on-board distillation system is used in automobiles,
it reduces vehicle emissions by up to 50 percent and brings down the operating costs of the automobiles.
explaination: The sentence expresses a situation that repersents
general truth. So simple present tense is applicable.
My Query:As the sentence uses
if, that whay cant we treat this as a conditional constructs and apply rule of 7.3.1
If
condition in simple presnet tense,
result simple future tenseEngineers from The University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering have proved that
if an on-board distillation system is used in automobiles,
it will reduce vehicle emissions by up to 50 percent and will bring down the operating costs of the automobiles.
Please help with your expertise.
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