Pengertian Zero Conditional
Zero conditional atau conditional sentence type 0 adalah conditional clause yang digunakan ketika result/consequence (hasil) dari condition (syarat) selalu terwujud karena merupakan scientific fact (fakta ilmiah) atau general truth (kebenaran umum) yang merupakan habitual activity (kebiasaan). Condition berada di dalam subordinate clause dengan subordinate conjunction “if” atau “when”, sedangkan result/consequence berada di dalam main clause.
Lihat juga:
- If I were atau If I was?
- If dan Whether
- When vs. While
- Subjunctive “wish”
- Elliptical Construction
- Kernel Sentence
Rumus Zero Conditional
Bagian conditional clause (if + condition) dan main clause (result) sama-sama menggunakan simple present tense (verb-1).
complex sentence | |
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subordinate clause (if + condition) | main clause (result/consequence) |
if/when + simple present | simple present |
If-clause dapat menempati awal atau tengah kalimat. Ketika if-clause menempati awal kalimat, koma ditempatkan sebelum main clause.
Contoh Kalimat Zero Conditional dan Artinya
- If I sleep late, I am sleepy at work. habitual activity
(Jika saya tidur terlambat, saya mengantuk di tempat kerja.) - If you dry fruits or vegetables, they lose their nutrient and calorie.
(Jika kamu mengeringkan buah atau sayuran, mereka kehilangan nutrisi dan kalori.) - If one doesn’t drink after doing exercise, one gets dehydrated.
(Jika orang tidak minum setelah berlatih, orang bakal dehidrasi.) - If we burn paper, does it become ash?
(Jika kita membakar kertas, itu menjadi debu?)
8 Soal Zero Conditional dan Jawabannya
Zero conditional digunakan ketika result/consequence (hasil) dari condition (syarat) selalu terwujud karena merupakan scientific fact (kebenaran ilmiah) atau general truth (kebenaran umum) yang merupakan habitual activity (kebiasaan).
Pilihlah jawaban yang tepat untuk melengkapi conditional clause type 0 di bawah ini dengan mengetik a, b, atau c.
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If I drink a cup of coffee at night, it ... me awake.
- kept
- keep
- keeps
Your answer:
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The machine starts if you ... the lever on it.
- pulls
- pulled
- pull
Your answer:
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He ... mad if we ask a lot of questions.
- get
- gets
- got
Your answer:
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My sister feels uncomfortable if someone ... eye contact with her.
- made
- makes
- make
Your answer:
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They ... something unless they have enough cash.
- don't buy
- aren't buy
- isn't buy
Your answer:
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If you dip red litmus paper into lemon juice, it ... blue.
- isn't turn
- don't turn
- doesn't turn
Your answer:
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I have breakfast at home if I ... in a hurry.
- don't
- doesn't
- am not
Your answer:
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If there ... no sunlight, plants don't produce fruit.
- is
- are
- am
Your answer:
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References:
- http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/0cond.htm. Accessed on April 9, 2013.
- bbc.co.uk. Accessed on April 9, 2013.
- https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions1stedition/preint_unit_page/unit6/grammar/exercise2?cc=pl&selLanguage=pl. Accessed on May 8, 2016.
- http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/0cond1.htm. Accessed on May 8, 2016.
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