Standard English ConventionsMediumSubjunctive-free conditional with 'if'
Standard English Conventions practice question
If the river ____ another metre, the lower car park will have to be closed.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. risesCorrect
- B. rose
- C. will rise
- D. had risen
Answer: A. rises
A real future condition uses the present tense in the 'if' clause: 'If the river rises…, the car park will…'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. rose
- 'Rose' would pair with 'would have to be', a hypothetical.
- C. will rise
- 'Will' does not belong in the 'if' clause.
- D. had risen
- 'Had risen' would pair with 'would have had to be', a past hypothetical.
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