Condition Link
Under what condition is it true?
Significato
A relation that makes a statement depend on another situation: if, unless, provided that, in case.
Come riconoscerlo
Find the condition that must hold for the main idea to apply.
Esempi
if|unless|in case|provided
if it rains|unless you call|in case of delay
If it rains, we will stay home.
Visual guide
condition frame IF [condition] THEN [main idea] if it rains -> stay home main idea depends on IF
condition shapes: if P -> Q unless P -> Q = if not P provided P -> Q = only with P in case P -> prepare for P
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Conditionals use se plus tense and mood choices, often with conditional forms.
Se piove, restiamo a casa.
If it rains, we stay home.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese le condizioni usano if, unless, verbi modali come will o would, scelte di tempo verbale e ordine delle frasi.
If it rains, we will stay home.
if it rains = condizione: se piove, resteremo a casa.
Chi studia spesso mescola i tempi nei periodi con if o traduce alla lettera strutture ipotetiche della propria lingua.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.