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[...] CONDITIONAL CLAUSES There are basically three types of conditional clauses: TYPE 1 Probable Situations If clause + Main clause simple present will / shall eg. If we [...]

[...] Common errors in conditional clauses mostly concern the wrong use of verb tense. Here are some typical examples. Real [...]

Real Possibility 1. Wrong : If you attend 80 % of the sessions, you would receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the course. Right: If you [...]

a. Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. RIGHT : If the meeting was cancelled, they would ring. 2. WRON [...]

[...] RiseWrong : show that the inflation rate rose by 2%.Correct: There is no passive form for rise.There is no passive form for rise.StartWrong : The District Board Election will be [...]

[...] When to use the passiveVerbs can be used in active or passive form. This depends on whether you would like to emphasize the performer of an action or that [...]

[...] Some verbs do not have a passive form. Here are some examples:Verbs without Passives:- break out- let- die- occur- disappear- pass [...]

[...] : The report was based on research of various educational systems in South East Asia.We use the passive form for the verb base because the report cannot perform this action.beginWrong: The orientation [...]

[...] Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. CORRECT : If the meeting [...]

[...] a. Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. CORRECT : If the meeting [...]

[...] a. Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. RIGHT : If the meeting was [...]

[...] Past Possibilities 1.WRONG : If you were not late for the press conference, you would have heard the Director’s speech. RIGHT : If you had not been late for the press [...]

[...] Past Possibilities Sample 1. WRONG : If you were not late for the press conference, you would have heard the Director’s speech. CORRECT : If you had not been late for the [...]

[...] I was you, I would take the offer.(Less Formal) When talking about imaginary situations, we use past tense in the if clause and would/could in the main clause. [...]

[...] do it this way. When referring to something that is possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. b. Imaginary [...]

[...] do it this way. When referring to something that is possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. [...]

[...] do it this way. When referring to something that is possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. b. [...]

[...] Real Possibility 1. WRONG :If you attend 80 % of the sessions, you would receive a certificate of attendance [...]

[...] Real Possibility 1. Wrong : If you attend 80 % of the sessions, you would receive a certificate of attendance [...]

[...] clauses mostly concern the wrong use of verb tense. Here are some typical examples. Real Possibility Sample 1. WRONG : If you attend 80 % of the sessions, you would receive a certificate of [...]

[...] possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. b. Imaginary [...]

[...] possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. [...]

[...] talking about imaginary situations, we use past tense in the if clause and would/could in the main clause. [...]

[...] possible but unlikely to happen, we use past tense for the if clause, and would / could for the main clause. b. [...]

[...] Imaginary Situations WRONG : If I am you, I will take the offer. CORRECT : If I were you, I would take the [...]

a. Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. RIGHT : If the meeting was cancelled, they would ring. 2. WRON [...]

a. Improbable Situations 1. WRONG : If the meeting would be cancelled, they would ring. CORRECT : If the meeting was cancelled, they would ring. 2. WR [...]

Past Possibilities 1.WRONG : If you were not late for the press conference, you would have heard the Director’s speech. RIGHT : If you had not been [...]

Past Possibilities Sample 1. WRONG : If you were not late for the press conference, you would have heard the Director’s speech. CORRECT : If you had [...]

[...] that many native speakers find them problematical.Non-defining relative clausesMost relative clauses are of this kind - where the clause [...]

Defining relative clausesThese clauses add an extra piece of information which helps to define the noun more clearly. Notice there are no commas to sh [...]