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if
Preposition
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If is used in a condition:
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# When something will cause something else
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#: If it rains, I will get wet.
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# When a condition is not true
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#: I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off.
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# although
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#: He was a great friend, if a little strange.
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# When ... occurs (a programming statement).
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#: If A, then B, else C.
if
Subordinator
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If is used to report questions and things that are unknown.
She asked if they had arrived yet.
I don't know if I want to go or not.
if
Noun
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If is a conditional situation.
There are many ifs we need to consider before we start on the plan.
you
Pronoun
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Used instead of the name of the person being spoken to; it is a second-person pronoun.
You are my best friend.
Can I go to the shops with you?
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Used to talk about anyone.
You have to be 18 years old to see that film.
She has problems with her eyes, and can't see you properly.
you
Determinative
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Used before a word that means the person or people someone is talking to.
You guys can leave now.
mind
Noun
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Someone's mind is the part of them that thinks.
In my mind I know I must go, but in my heart I want to stay here.
We will solve this problem. We have the best minds in the country working on it.
mind
Verb
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If you mind some action or thing, you feel negatively about it.
"Do you mind if I sit here?" "No, not at all"
"It's raining outside. You should take an umbrella" "It's OK, I don't mind the rain"
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If you mind someone or something, you look after it.
"Could you mind the children while I go to the bathroom?"