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New page: A '''conditional sentence''' is a combination of a subordinate 'if' clause (also called protasis or antecedent) and a main clause (also called apodosis or consequent) that ...

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A '''conditional sentence''' is a combination of a subordinate 'if' clause (also called [[protasis]] or [[antecedent]]) and a main clause (also called [[apodosis]] or [[consequent]]) that denotes the proposition that is conditional on the protasis.

===Example===
''If it rains, we will get wet.''

===Subtypes===
*[[hypothetical conditional sentence]]
*[[counterfactual conditional sentence]]

===See also===
*[[conditional mood]]

===Other languages===
German [[Konditionalsatz]]

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Haspelmath: New page: A '''conditional sentence''' is a combination of a subordinate 'if' clause (also called protasis or antecedent) and a main clause (also called apodosis or consequent) that ...