Any differences between these if clauses?

Question

#1 If he comes to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#2 If he will come to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#3 If he is going to come to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#4 If he is coming to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.

Answer 1

#1 If he comes to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#2 If he will come to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#3 If he is going to come to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.
#4 If he is coming to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room.


First, there is no real difference between #3 and 4. They are simply two different ways of expressing the simple future. In both cases, the idea is that, once I find out about his plans to come I will have to clean in preparation for his visit (today! or at least before he arrives tomorrow).

#1 has a different focus. It's grammatically possible, but I rather doubt you'd say it. In this case you're not saying anything about what happens BEFORE he comes (suggesting you don't or won't know ahead of time). Instead, it implies that WHEN he actually comes you will be forced to clean (AFTER he arrives). So it seems he must be a bit of a taskmaster who will himself MAKE you clean your room. But in any case, "must" is very awkward here. It's more likely we'd express this by changing the last part to "I will have to clean my room" to make clear that the cleaning takes place after the coming.


#2 is even more unusual, and less likely to be said. Although "will come" and "is going to come" are often interchangeable ways of expressing the future tense --which would make #2 equivalent to #3-- it is not very likely you would use "IF he will" to express that idea.

I also doubt that "if he will" would be used here in the sense of "if he INSISTS (on coming)", as another answer suggested, though it is technically possible. But it COULD be used with the meaning of "if he is willing (to come)". In that case, it seems likely the "must" in the sentence would not have the sense of "be required to". Instead, you'd be saying that it is important to you that your room be clean for him. . . so if he is willing to come, of course, I'll have to make sure I clean my room! (I would not want it to be dirty for him!)

Answer 2

All of the others are saying about the same thing. #2 though, may be construed a little differently. It can be taken as "If he decides to come to my home tomorrow, I must clean my room."

Answer 3

Difference inshade of meaning:
1. conditional, nothing particular
2. "will" in this case does not have a future meaning, but a modal one, it expresses insistence and obstinacy. Synonym: "if he really insists on coming towmorrow..." that implies this is not a situation the speaker desires, but has no choice but to do what's right according to the circumstances
3. Probably the same meaning as no. 2, but I'm not sure, I've never heard it used so far
4. Same meaning as no.1, but the certainty of the arrival is greater, hence the present continuous

Answer 4

The section in the (-) is a subordinate clause becuase it is not an entire theory. A subordinate clause can't stand on my own as a sentence by using fact it would not supply an entire theory. The reader is left thinking, "So what passed off?" A be conscious team that starts off with a capital letter and ends with a era ought to incorporate a minimum of one significant clause. in any different case, you have written a fraction, a significant errors. ex. After Amy sneezed everywhere in the tuna salad After = subordinate conjunction | Amy = issue | sneezed = verb as quickly as Adam smashed the spider as quickly as = subordinate conjunction | Adam = issue | smashed = verb until Mr. Sanchez has his first cup of coffee until = subordinate conjunction | Mr. Sanchez = issue | has = verb Who ate handfuls of Cheerios along with his bare hands Who = relative pronoun | Who = issue | ate = verb a significant clause--additionally regular as an self sustaining clause--ought to incorporate a issue and a verb to boot as convey an entire theory Diane kicked the soda device. Diane = the region | kicked = the verb OR while Diane kicked the soda device ... while Diane kicked it, what passed off? Did the soda device cough up her Dr. Pepper? Did the soda device fall on desirable suited of undesirable Diane, crushing her below? Did quarters start up taking photos out of the coin return slot? because you now no longer have an entire theory, you now no longer have a significant clause.

Answer 5

Nope, I think you better quit playing on here and go clean your room though, because he may come to your home tomorrow.

Answer 6

These seem to call on induction.
#1If he comes... - 50%.
#2If he will come... - less than 50% chance of him coming.
#3If he is going to come tomorrow... - accent on date/time, same type as #1, 50% chance of him coming, but less than 50% chance of him coming tomorrow.
#4If he is coming tomorrow... - 50% chance of him coming tomorrow.
These statements reflect 50% or less chance of him coming; for 50% or more, start with 'I must clean my room...', for instance 'I must clean my room if he comes tomorrow.'

You'll find more information on induction in the source listed. For basics on logics: Improving Your Reasoning by Alex C. Mikalos.

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Answer 7

#2 is.... not right. I'm not sure because i'm not native, but in this sentence the word 'if' already implied 'will', so adding another 'will' will create a double.

Other than that is correct. It's just a matter of synonym/alternative words, i think.

他方よりきれいなある単語音。

Answer 8

#1 is good.
#2 is gramatically incorrect.
#3 sounds a bit odd.
#4 sounds informal.

#1 is the best one.

Answer 9

It all boils down to ...

KEEP YOUR ROOM CLEAN ~!

THEN NO WORRIES,

WHO ~ or ~ IF~ or ~ WHEN ~ HE IS COMING ~!
~*~*~*~*~Peace.

Answer 10

"Hi every one, I want to ask you which following sentence is correct "He comes to my home" or "He comes my home."