Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1............... I known the board would reject it, I would have rewritten the proposal before submitting it.
Wrong!
Use "Had" before the subject and past participle to form an inverted third conditional.
2............... you need a reference by Friday, I can call my former manager today.
Wrong!
Use "Should" before the subject to express a possible future condition formally.
3............... I to accept their offer, I would be tied to a two-year contract.
Wrong!
Use "Were" with a subject and to-infinitive for a hypothetical condition.
4............... the last-minute cancellation, we would have met the deadline comfortably.
Wrong!
"But for" means except for and introduces the reason a different result would have happened.
5............... bad weather, the ceremony will go ahead outdoors as planned.
Wrong!
"Barring" means "unless something prevents it", so "Barring bad weather" means the ceremony will go ahead if bad weather does not stop it.
6You can borrow the car, ............... you bring it back with a full tank.
Wrong!
"Provided that" introduces the condition for being allowed to borrow the car.
7I will sign the contract ............... the legal team clears the liability clause.
Wrong!
"On condition that" gives the formal requirement for signing the contract.
8............... the CEO to ask, I would say the merger is off the table.
Wrong!
Use "Were" with a subject and to-infinitive to introduce a hypothetical condition.
9............... it not been for her intervention, the dispute would have escalated in public.
Wrong!
Use "Had" in the inverted phrase "Had it not been for" to mean if it had not been for something.
10............... you miss the last train, there is a spare room at my place.
Wrong!
Use "Should" before the subject to express a possible future condition formally.
11............... you apologise, I am not discussing this any further.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and introduces the condition for continuing the discussion.
12............... you keep your voice down, I will let you stay in the meeting.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"So long as" and "as long as" both mean "only on the condition that" here.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Had I known the board would reject it, I would have rewritten the proposal before submitting it.
- Should you need a reference by Friday, I can call my former manager today.
- Were I to accept their offer, I would be tied to a two-year contract.
- But for the last-minute cancellation, we would have met the deadline comfortably.
- Barring bad weather, the ceremony will go ahead outdoors as planned.
- You can borrow the car, provided that you bring it back with a full tank.
- I will sign the contract on condition that the legal team clears the liability clause.
- Were the CEO to ask, I would say the merger is off the table.
- Had it not been for her intervention, the dispute would have escalated in public.
- Should you miss the last train, there is a spare room at my place.
- Unless you apologise, I am not discussing this any further.
- So long as / As long as you keep your voice down, I will let you stay in the meeting.