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What would happen if conditional clauses were removed from the English language altogether?

Yusuf McIlveen

Well, if we took away the "if" sentences from English, we would have some big changes! "If" sentences are called conditional clauses, and they help us talk about things that might happen, or things that will happen if something else happens first.

Without "if" sentences, we would have to use different words and ways of talking to explain our ideas. We might have to use a lot of guesses and assumptions. For example, instead of saying "If it rains, I will stay inside," we might have to say "I might stay inside because it will rain."

It would also be harder to explain rules and consequences. For example, instead of saying "If you don't finish your homework, you can't watch TV," we might have to say "You won't be able to watch TV because you didn't finish your homework, but maybe you won't care."

Overall, our sentences might become longer and more confusing, but we would still be able to communicate. However, it's important to keep our "if" sentences because they help us be clear and specific.