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.
2022年5月29日 00:00
解答 · 11
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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! :)
2022年5月29日
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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.
2022年5月29日
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The sentence is a statement of fact, and your sentence is also grammatically correct.
2022年5月29日
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