CONDITIONALS
The zero conditional is a combination of these two tenses:
Simple present and simple present
The use of FANBOYS is mostly about the correct use of what punctuation point:
commas
GERUND
I don't understand how he got the job, he's...
TO TOO FAR INCOMPETENT PUT BE
in charge of a company.
FAR TOO INCOMPETENT TO BE PUT
(finger)
These conditionals are unreal:
(Mention the number)
2nd and 3rd
Which of the following is NOT one of the FANBOYS:
A) so
b) since
c) but
d) for
since
MODAL +
BASE FORM
SIMPLE FORM
It's
FOR INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT BECOMING
artists to obtain public funding.
BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR
NOT TALKING TO SOMEONE ANYMORE
(shoulder)
Why do we use the past tenses in unreal conditionals?
Because that's how we express hypothetical situations.
If I connect two clauses with a comma but I don't use a conjunction, what's the mistake I am making?
COMMA SPLICE
an infinitive
It is a
OF TIME-SAVING COLLECTING VERY METHOD
information.
VERY TIME-SAVING METHOD OF COLLECTING
GOSSIPING ABOUT SOMEONE
(back)
What do we use in the consequence of the 3rd conditional? (Tenses)
would + present perfect
OR
modal in past + participle
RUN-ON sentence
a gerund
INFORMATION GATHERED MIGHT BE MISLEADING
SET ASIDE
Complement the following statements using a MIXED CONDITIONAL:
If I weren't so impatient at sports...
(Consequence should be in the 3rd conditional)
"I would have won the game"
If I connect a phrase with a clause using a comma but I don't use a fanboy, this is probably not a comma splice. Why? What is the function of the phrase?
It's an appositive
Give me an example of an expression that uses "to + gerund"
get used to + GERUND
looking forward to + GERUND
The mouth-watering aroma of
AND BAKED BREWED COFFEE BREAD FRESHLY
in the morning.
FRESHLY BREWED COFFEE AND BAKED BREAD
BAKED BREAD AND FRESHLY BREWED COFFEE
FREE TIME = LEISURE TIME = ________ TIME
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