Before entering fully into the meaning of the term conditional link, we are going to discover the etymological origin of the two words that give it shape:
-Nexus, first of all, emanates from Latin. Specifically, it comes from “nexum” or “nexus”, which can be translated as “binding” or “binding”. A word that, in turn, derives from the verb “nectere”, which is synonymous with “to knot”.
-Conditional, secondly, also comes from Latin. In its case, it means “relating to restrictions or delimitations” and is the result of the sum of the following lexical components: the prefix “con-”, which means “all” or “together”; the verb “dicere”, which is equivalent to “indicate”; the suffix “-tio”, which is used to indicate “action and effect”, and the suffix “-al”, which is synonymous with “relating to”.
In the field of grammar , the term link is used to name the element that relates sentences, phrases and/or words through a syntactic function. The adversative link , the consecutive link , the explanatory link , the subordinating link and the temporal link are some of them.
This time we are going to focus on the conditional link , which links statements in which a condition is expressed. There is a main fragment and a subordinate fragment, linked through a conditional link (also called a conditional link or conditional conjunction ).
For example: “I'll be late for work if I don't get on the next train.” As you can see, the sentence includes two parts: “I will be late for work” and “don't get on the next train.” Both appear joined by the conditional link “as” . The individual in question states that he will not arrive at work on time if he does not board the next train line to arrive at the station.
“You can go back to playing sports but if you experience any pain you should stop the activity” is another sentence that presents a conditional link. In this case it is the phrase “but if” , which links the statements “You can play sports again” and “if you experience any pain you should interrupt the activity” . The condition for practicing sports is not to register pain; If pain appears, the action has to be stopped.
In addition to the conditional links mentioned, there are others that are equally important and are used very frequently. We are referring to “if”, “in case”, “except”, “except”, “in case”, “provided that”, “as long as” or “provided that”.
Examples of sentences with these conditional links are the following:
-“I will go with you for a walk, if you tell me the reason for your sadness.”
-“Unless Manuel apologizes for what happened, Marta is not going to return to him.”
-“He will not sign the contract, unless he reaches a good prior agreement.”
“Unless”, "provided" y "unless" son otros nexos condicionales: “We will go to the beach unless it rains”, “I would serve you coffee every morning as long as you give me the promotion.”, “I will stay home unless a friend calls me to go out.”.