Combine the following sentences into one sentence using an adverb clause of condition:
The monsoon may arrive early. In that case, the farmers will sow paddy in May.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → If the monsoon arrives early, the farmers will sow paddy in May.
Adverb clause of condition with if:
- An adverb clause of condition tells on what condition the main action will happen. It often begins with if.
- In the if-clause the simple present stands for the future: “If the monsoon arrives early”. The main clause takes “will”: “the farmers will sow paddy in May”. “In that case” is dropped, because “if” now does its work.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: If the monsoon will arrive early, the farmers will sow paddy in May. — Incorrect. The option says “If the monsoon will arrive early”. An if-clause of condition about the future takes the simple present, “arrives”, not “will arrive”.
Option 2: If the monsoon arriving early, the farmers will sow paddy in May. — Incorrect. “Arriving” alone is not a full verb. A clause needs its own subject and a full verb: “the monsoon arrives”.
Option 3: If the monsoon arrives early, so the farmers will sow paddy in May. — Incorrect. The clause already has its joining word “if”. “So” adds a second joining word before the main clause.