When the subject of the antecedent and the consequent are the same, then the conditional can be translated into a categorical universal proposition. If the subjects are different, then the sentence cannot be translated.
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ENGLISH SENTENCE If a student studies, then he or she will pass |
STANDARDIZED TRANSLATION All students who study are students who pass |
Other English sentences with the same translation are:
A student will pass if he or she studies
A student will pass unless he or she does not study