What is a conditional sentence

Conditional sentences are sentences that express one thing contingent on something else.

Explanation:

example : if you cry , people will ask what's wrong .

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b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate.