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Conditionals

conditionals
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Conditional sentences usually consist of a subordinate if-clause and a main clause. The order of the clauses is optional, but if the if-clause is first, a comma is used to separate the two clauses:

You might have been accepted if you had applied earlier.
If you had applied earlier, you might have been accepted.

If the if-clause is first, we can use then in the main clause:

If you had applied earlier, then you might have been accepted.

Punctuation in direct speech

indirect speech
punctuation

We use inverted commas (also called quotation marks, quotes or speech marks) to indicate direct speech. Double quotes (") are preferred in American English, while single quotes (') are more common in British English: