Question

Write each of these statements in the form "if p, then q" in English. [Hint: Refer to the list of common ways to express conditional statements provided in this section.] a) It is necessary to wash the boss’s car to get promoted. b) Winds from the south imply a spring thaw.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) If you wash boss's car then you will get promoted.

b) If there are winds from the south then there will be the spring thaw.

Explanation:

To convert a general statement in if then.Just analyse the sentence carefully find the cause and the effect in the statement and place the cause in the if and the effect in then.

Here are the converted statements.

If you wash boss's car then you will get promoted.

cause = washing   and effect =promotion

If there are winds from the south then there will be the spring thaw.

cause = winds from south  and effect spring thaw.