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| Just curious, do Americans use this construction: Should you want it, I'll have it ready for you. I missvoted. This is the first conditional. :D Does it change the meaning? Not sure, I never use this construction. Iain |
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| Question: In which conditional can 'if' be replaced with 'should'? Answer: Well, it's not the zero conditional. However, while you can't use should with the zero conditional, you can use when. (You can also make a zero conditional statement using either should or when.) Examples:
What do you think? :) [Edited for spelling.] |
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| Some people argue that the zero conditional isn't a true conditional because 'when' can be used in place of 'if'. In BE, we do replace 'if' with 'should' in the first conditional and it seems to reduce the probability of the condition being met, like a halfway house to the second conditional. |
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What do you think? :) |
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| Should water reach 100 degrees Celsius it will boil. (If it doesn't it won't, but should it do so it will.) That takes it into the first conditional. It's called the zero conditional, I believe, because the link is automatic. |
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| No should for the zero conditional then. I will just have to agree with myself. :wink: |
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| It sounds like a good idea. |
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eg We will not go if it rains. Or We will not go if it should rain. |
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| That's fine, but you would find it hard to do that in a zero conditional as they express certainty not probability. |
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