Hello! Today, we are going to talk about corresponding conditionals. Do you know what a conditional statement is? No? Well, let me explain.
A conditional statement is a statement that has a "if" part and a "then" part. For example, "If it is raining, then I will bring an umbrella." Here, the "if" part is "It is raining" and the "then" part is "I will bring an umbrella."
Now, a corresponding conditional is when we have two conditional statements, and the "if" parts are related in a certain way. For example, "If it is sunny, then I will go to the park" and "If it is rainy, then I will stay home". Here, we have two conditional statements that are related because they are both talking about what someone will do based on the weather.
A corresponding conditional occurs when we switch the "if" parts of these two statements. So, it becomes "If I stay home, then it is rainy" and "If I go to the park, then it is sunny".
By doing this, we are making a new statement that is still related to the first two. We can see that if one of the original conditional statements is true, then the corresponding conditional statement is also true.
So, in summary, corresponding conditionals are made by switching the "if" parts of two related conditional statements.