a conditional clause.

[Freeguy]

You don't like Pizza. However, you ordered it at the restaurant already!

Your father uses a sentence containing a conditional clause.

What is your father's sentence?


( I don't have any clue about changing this sentence into a conditional one. I'd be happy if you help me.)

 

[5jj]

Why did you order pizza if you don't like it?

This is not really a conditional sentence in the sense of the possibility of one situation depending on another. We could use when in that sentence with very little difference in meaning.

 

[emsr2d2]

How about "If you liked pizza, it would make sense that you ordered it at the restaurant"?

 

[Freeguy]

I agree with you. What about saying:

If you don't like pizza, you don't order that. ( Zero conditional)
But as you see, it has nothing to do with the purpose of the person who made up this question!

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree with you. What about saying:

If you don't like pizza, you don't order that. ( Zero conditional)
But as you see, it has nothing to do with the purpose of the person who made up this question!

I would find that more natural without the second "you" - If you don't like pizza, don't order it!

 

[Freeguy]

I would find that more natural without the second "you" - If you don't like pizza, don't order it!

What about this one. Is it correct?

If you don't like pizza, you shouldn't have ordered it!

 

[bhaisahab]

What about this one. Is it correct?

If you don't like pizza, you shouldn't have ordered it!

Yes.

 

[Freeguy]

Do we have zero and third mixed conditional?

 

[5jj]

There is no such thing.

 

[Freeguy]

If you don't like pizza, you shouldn't have ordered it! ( The first part is Zero and The second part is third conditional. Correct me If I'm wrong! )

As far as I know, we have only two mixed conditionals. second third and vice versa. However, I've seen in FCE GOLD book that we can use zero and third conditional together as a mixed one. I need your confirmation as always!

Thanks

 

[MikeNewYork]

If you don't like pizza, you shouldn't have ordered it! ( The first part is Zero and The second part is third conditional. Correct me If I'm wrong! )

As far as I know, we have only two mixed conditionals. second third and vice versa. However, I've seen in FCE GOLD book that we can use zero and third conditional together as a mixed one. I need your confirmation as always!

Thanks

Terminology varies from person to person. The sentence is correct.

 

[5jj]

As far as I know, we have only two mixed conditionals. second third and vice versa. However, I've seen in FCE GOLD book that we can use zero and third conditional together as a mixed one. I need your confirmation as always!

The classification in to zero, first, second, third and mixed conditionals is a useful summaary of how most conditionals are formed, but there are many conditional sentences that cannot be simply slotted into one of these five categories. See the series of articles beginning here.

The If you don't like pizza clause of your sentence is not like the equivalent clause of a zero conditional. The 'if' in your clause means something like 'given/accepting that'. It is talking about a reality, not a possibility.

 

[Freeguy]

Well-done. Thanks a million 5jj.
And the last question:

What about the "you shouldn't have ordered it" ? Is it like the equivalent clause of a third conditional?