Standard English ConventionsHardVerb tense in a conditional about the future
Standard English Conventions practice question
If the frost ____ late next spring, the early crop will be lost.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. comesCorrect
- B. will come
- C. came
- D. would come
Answer: A. comes
In a real condition about the future, the 'if' clause takes the present tense.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. will come
- 'If … will come' is not standard.
- C. came
- 'Came' makes it a hypothetical, which clashes with 'will be'.
- D. would come
- 'Would come' is hypothetical.
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