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==Conditional marker== | ==Conditional marker== | ||
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It is conventional in grammar to speak of the words which follow '''if''' <span style="font-size:73%;">(French ''si'')</span> as a condition for the truth of the <abbr title="proposition principale">main clause</abbr> statement. | It is conventional in grammar to speak of the words which follow '''if''' <span style="font-size:73%;">(French ''si'')</span> as a condition for the truth of the <abbr title="proposition principale">main clause</abbr> statement. | ||
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(In the second case, ''if'' is equivalent to ''when'' and similar to ''as long as'' <span style="font-size:73%;">(tant que)</span>. | (In the second case, ''if'' is equivalent to ''when'' and similar to ''as long as'' <span style="font-size:73%;">(tant que)</span>. | ||
| − | In the study of language, the ''if''-clause is called the ''protase'' <span>(cf. [http://www.uoh.fr/front/document/c004541a/3e76/43f2/c004541a-3e76-43f2-8411-8c57cb8634c4/co/02_01_definition_generale.html French explanation]</span> of a conditional. | + | In the study of language, the ''if''-clause is called the ''protase'' <span style="font-size:73%;">(cf. [http://www.uoh.fr/front/document/c004541a/3e76/43f2/c004541a-3e76-43f2-8411-8c57cb8634c4/co/02_01_definition_generale.html French explanation]</span>)</span> of a conditional. |
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==Logic== | ==Logic== | ||
''If'' is an important logical operator. In a sentence like: If A, then B. | ''If'' is an important logical operator. In a sentence like: If A, then B. | ||
| − | If A is true, B is true | + | *If A is true, B is true. |
| − | If A is false, B can be true or false | + | *If A is false, B can be true or false. |
==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
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==Derived words== | ==Derived words== | ||
iffy (adj.) - uncertain | iffy (adj.) - uncertain | ||
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| + | ==In music== | ||
| + | 60s-70s<br /> | ||
| + | <html5media>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGfVOdTiUEc</html5media> | ||
| + | <html5media>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBHZFYpQ6nc</html5media> | ||
| + | <html5media>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMOB2K78iM</html5media> | ||
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| + | ==In poetry== | ||
| + | *Rudyard Kipling, [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46473/if--- "If—"] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 17 April 2020
Conditional marker
It is conventional in grammar to speak of the words which follow if (French si) as a condition for the truth of the main clause statement.
- If we don't finish tonight, we'll finish in the morning.
- I only sweep that room if I have time.
(In the second case, if is equivalent to when and similar to as long as (tant que).
In the study of language, the if-clause is called the protase (cf. French explanation)</span> of a conditional.
Logic
If is an important logical operator. In a sentence like: If A, then B.
- If A is true, B is true.
- If A is false, B can be true or false.
Synonyms
- provided that
- providing that
- on the condition that
- as long as
Derived words
iffy (adj.) - uncertain
In music
60s-70s
In poetry
- Rudyard Kipling, "If—"
