3.5.1.3.3. Order of the components of the counterfactual conditional clause

The ordering of components in counterfactual conditional clauses has the same restrictions as the components of factual conditional clauses. The antecedent (subordinate) clause must precede the consequent (main) clause in this type of conditionals, as well.

[teacher ıx₁ be] ıx₂ read wrıte ıx₁ teach

‘If I were a teacher, I would teach you how to read and write.’