--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

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--sentence--

Sometimes BLANK the BIOS is corrupted, BLANK the computer from starting.

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if

--feedback--

This word introduces a condition.

it prevents

--feedback--

The first word is a pronoun and the second is a verb that means to stop something from happening.

--explanation--

The Zero Conditional is used for things that are always true when a condition is met.

It follows the structure if + Present Simple (for the condition) and Present Simple (for the result). For example:

• If you press the power button, the computer starts. - Pressing the power button always turns on the computer.

• If the internet is down, the website doesn't load. - The website won't open if there's no internet connection.

In this dialogue, if the BIOS is corrupted is the condition, and it prevents the computer from starting is the result. This is a general truth about how corrupted BIOS affects the computer.

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