Zhuoyuan
Needs help, when it comes to if clauses,
I know that the sentence “ if heat ice, it melts” is hundred percent true, can I say “if you heat the ice, it will melt”? It sounds natural to me. Thanks.
2022년 5월 29일 오전 12:00
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Hi Zhuoyuan, your second sentence is correct. The ice refers to a specific piece of ice. "If you heat ice, it will melt" refers to all ice or ice in general. Your first sentence is incorrect, actually. Hope this helps! :)
2022년 5월 29일
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Of course you can say that. But if you add the definite article "the", it means you are referring to some specific ice rather than to ice in general.
2022년 5월 29일
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The sentence is a statement of fact, and your sentence is also grammatically correct.
2022년 5월 29일
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