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Factual Conditionals Ron Cowan, Ph.D. PP slides: Yuri Vedrashko November 2006 If the gas is heated, it expends. If she plays bridge with him, they always lose big. If she wants to go skiing, that’s what they do. If Jim doesn’t find his passport, he may be deported. If he’s vacationing in Florida now, he’s probably getting a great tan. It must be Bill if that call is for me. If he has an IQ of 182, then I’m another Einstein! If anyone has a clue here, it must be Jane. General types Factual conditionals express a fact and can be Timeless Time-bound Factual conditionals Can be further broken down into A Timeless Generic Habitual B Time-bound Implicit inference Explicit inference Factual conditionals A Timeless Generic Factual / timeless / generic If the gas is heated, it expends. If the temperature is below “0”, the water freezes. If the water is heated, it evaporates. Meaning: a fact that holds for all time, such as a scientific truth Form: The main verb is in Present tense in both clauses Factual conditionals A Timeless Generic Habitual Factual / timeless / habitual If she plays bridge with him, they always lose big. If she wanted to go skiing, that’s what they did. Whenever (if) he takes her on a trip, they always get into a fight over where to stay. Meaning: past or present relationships that are usually but not always true. Form: The main verb is in Present or Past tense in both clauses. It also occurs with whenever. Factual conditionals A Timeless Generic Habitual B Time-bound Implicit inference Factual / time-bound / implicit inference If we can save the bald eagle from extinction, we can certainly ensure the survival of all endangered species. If we can eliminate air pollution in Deli, we can do it everywhere. If you can beat Federer, you can sweep all the rest of them. Meaning: If-clause indicates an event that is bounded in time. The result clause refers to an action or event