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IF CLAUSES

So long as / As long as (…-dığı sürece, …-mek şartıyla, eğer)
“So long as” daha çok olumsuz cümlelerde kullanılmakla birlikte, olumlu cümlelerde de kullanılır. “As long as”
olumlu cümlelerde kullanılır.
▪ Confucius said, “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.”
▪ The agreement will last as long as both parties abide by the terms of the deal they signed.

7. Implied Conditionals

Bazen ifadelerimizde açık olarak bir koşul cümlesi kullanmasak da “ima edilmiş” bir koşul ileri sürebiliriz.
But (fakat, ama, lâkin)
▪ Global warming wouldn’t have been a threat to humanity, but adopting a nature-leading living policy has never been
a priority for most people.
Otherwise / Or / Or else (aksi takdirde, yoksa, öbür türlü)
▪ Under the Bill of Rights, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty; otherwise, an innocent person can be
sentenced without proof.
Without (olmadan, …-maksızın, …-meksizin) – With (…ile)

▪ It will be impossible to plan and conduct meaningful crop/livestock research without a deeper comprehension of
popular terminology.
▪ With the increasing prevalence of digital platforms, the younger generation could develop technology addiction more
than the previous generations.
If… then (…ise, …o zaman)
▪ If Hillary Clinton had won the election in 2008, then she would have become the first female president in US history.

8. Inverted Conditionals

Devrik Koşul Cümleleri olan “Inverted Conditionals”da her bir koşul tipinin kendine özgü devrik kullanımı vardır.
A. Inversion of Type 1
Bu koşul cümlelerini devrik yapmak için, “if” cümleden atılır ve cümle başına “should” getirilir;
fiil ise, “should” kullanımına uygun olarak çekimlenir. Video 7.7
▪ If you want to make any alterations to your order, you can contact the customer service representatives. (If Clause
Type 1)
▪ Should you want to make any alterations to your order, you can contact the customer service representatives. (Inverted
Type 1)
B. Inversion of Type 2
Bu koşul cümlelerini devrik yapmak için, “if” cümleden atılır ve cümle başına “were” getirilir. Cümlede fiil yer
alıyorsa o fiil, “to + infinitive” şeklinde yazılır.
▪ If dinosaurs lived, humans would be searching for a way to domesticate them. (If Clause Type 2)
▪ Were dinosaurs to live, humans would be searching for a way to domesticate them. (Inversion of Type 2)
C. Inversion of Type 3

Bu koşul cümlelerini devrik yapmak için, “if” cümleden atılır; cümle başına “had” getirilir ve cümledeki fiil “V ”
3
formunda yazılır.
▪ If the Chernobyl disaster, the biggest nuclear power plant disaster in history, had not happened, so many people
wouldn’t have suffered from cancer.
▪ Had the Chernobyl disaster, the biggest nuclear power plant disaster in history, not happened, so many people
wouldn’t have suffered from cancer.

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