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| I'm interested in your opinions on the following sentence: If you have any questions, just ask. How would you classify this ? Zero ? First ? Mixed ? Imperatives seem to make the distinctions a bit murky ... any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks |
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| The imperative is generally thought of as a first conditional, because it doesn't refer to a fact or something that's always the case. In your example, the imperative covers any number of occasions, but it still doesn't fit the zero pattern: If they have questions, they ask- description of the situation If you have any questions, just ask- creating or altering the situation |
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