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1. Present Real Conditionals Herbal Remedies 9 Focus on Grammar 4 Part IX, Unit 21 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Present Real Conditionals 2 If people get sick , if clause result clause they try herbal remedies . Conditional sentences have an if clause (condition) and a result clause.

5. Present Real Conditionals 3 If I ’m feeling sick, I eat more garlic. if clause simple present or present progressive result clause simple present Use real conditionals for habits and things that happen again and again.

6. When If I have a sore throat, I take licorice root. When I have a sore throat, I take licorice root. You can often use when instead of if .

7. Use with Modals If you aren’t sleeping well, you can drink chamomile tea. If you get a burn, you might use aloe gel. You can use modals in the result clause.

8. Practice 1 Combine each group of words to make a sentence with a conditional clause and a result clause. Example : drink green tea / may lower your blood sugar If you drink green tea, you may lower your blood sugar. 1. take ginkgo / memory might improve 2. use tea tree oil / can heal skin problems 3. take evening primrose oil / could lower your cholesterol If you take ginkgo, your memory might improve. If you use tea tree oil, it can heal skin problems. If you take evening primrose oil, you could lower your cholesterol.

9. Use with Imperatives If you take herbs, tell your doctor. If you have a headache, make a lavender compress. You can use imperatives in the result clause.

11. Clause Order If you have motion sickness , eat ginger root . if clause result clause if clause result clause Eat ginger root if you have motion sickness . If you have motion sickness , eat ginger root . A conditional sentence can begin with the if clause or the result clause.

13. Practice 3 Reverse the order of the clauses in each sentence. Be careful with punctuation. Example : If you are nauseous, ginger settles your stomach. Ginger settles your stomach if you are nauseous. 1. If you get a burn, use aloe gel. 2. Make a lavender compress when you have a headache. 3. If you take herbs, tell your doctor. Use aloe gel if you get a burn. When you have a headache, make a lavender compress. Tell your doctor if you take herbs.

14. Use with Negatives If I ’m not sleeping well, I don’t drink coffee. If I drink slippery elm tea, I don’t cough as much. You can make either or both clauses negative.

15. Practice 4 Complete the sentences with remedies used in your family or culture. Example : If you have a cold. . . If we have a cold, we eat a bowl of chicken noodle soup. 1. If you have a headache. . . 2. When you can’t sleep. . . 3. If you have a stomachache. . . 4. Whenever you have the hiccups. . . 5. If you ___________ . . .