What is if clause and examples?

Mind the comma after the if clause….2. Examples (if-clause at the beginning)

How do you write an if clause?

Use a comma after the if-clause when the if-clause precedes the main clause. If I’d had time, I would have cleaned the house. If the main clause precedes the if-clause, no punctuation is necessary. I would have cleaned the house if I’d had time.

What does if clause mean?

if clauses. A clause stating that coverage will be discontinued if the insured is found to be doing certain things, for example, withholding pertinent information.

How do you use if in a sentence?

use “as if” in a sentence. it looks as if he were sick. it sounds as if the government doesn’t know what to do. He behaves as if he were somebody. He looked as if he had been ill. He shook his head as if to say No. i’m not a child, but sometimes you talk to me as if i were a child. He looked as if he hadn’t eaten for days.

What is if in grammar?

Sentences containing the word if are called conditional sentences because they usually express a condition. If he comes, ask him to wait. If it rains, we will get wet. If you study hard, you will pass your exam. There are four types of if sentences in English. In a zero conditional sentence, we use a present tense in both parts of the sentence.

When to use if?

You use if when there’s uncertainty about whether the event will happen at all. It’s quite common — especially in informal contexts — to use when/if as a shorthand way of signifying when, but allowing for the possibility that the event in question may not in fact occur.