Standard English ConventionsMediumPresent tense in an if-clause about tomorrow
Standard English Conventions practice question
If the weather ____ fine tomorrow, we will walk to the lake.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. isCorrect
- B. will be
- C. was
- D. be
Answer: A. is
A condition about the future takes the present tense after if.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. will be
- Will does not belong in the if-clause.
- C. was
- Past tense for tomorrow.
- D. be
- Not a finite verb here.
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