English Tense Tense Question #5897 (CAT-I)

If you heat ice, it ______.

A melts
B will melt
C would melt
D is melting
Correct Answer & Explanation
Option A
• This sentence expresses a scientific fact or a general truth, which is a type of zero conditional. • In zero conditional sentences, both the 'if' clause and the main clause use the Present Indefinite Tense. • The structure is 'If + Subject + V1, Subject + V1'. • 'It' is a 3rd person singular subject, so the verb 'melt' takes 's' and becomes 'melts'.