Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1Should you ............... any issues with the software, let me know before the client demo.
Wrong!
After inverted conditional "Should you", use the base verb "run into" for a possible future situation.
2If the board ............... to reject the proposal, we would have to rethink the entire strategy.
Wrong!
Use "were" before "to reject" to form a formal hypothetical future condition.
3Had it not been for her quick apology, the meeting ............... derailed completely.
Wrong!
Use "would have" with the past participle in this unreal past result.
4But for the last-minute grant, the research team ............... the project.
Wrong!
After "But for" with an unreal past meaning, use "would have shut" for the result.
5If you ............... to disclose that information, you could face disciplinary action.
Wrong!
Use "were" before "to disclose" to make the warning hypothetical.
6If I ............... you, I would push back on that deadline instead of agreeing immediately.
Wrong!
The advice expression is "were" in "If I were you".
7If it ............... for the traffic, we would have arrived on time for the keynote.
Wrong!
Use "hadn't been" in "If it hadn't been for" to refer to an unreal past cause.
8You ............... told me you were uncomfortable; I would have changed the plan.
Wrong!
Use "could have" to show a missed possibility in the past.
9If he ............... more diplomatic, the negotiation might still be alive.
Wrong!
Use "had been" for an unreal past condition with a present result.
10If you ............... sign today, we can still reserve the discounted rate for you.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "happen to" and "should" can introduce a possible future condition here.
11If I ............... to guess, I'd say the delay is down to customs.
Wrong!
Use "were" before "to guess" to make the guess tentative and hypothetical.
12We need the signed contract by Friday. ............... we will have to offer the slot to another supplier.
Wrong!
Use "Otherwise" to mean if the condition is not met.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Should you run into any issues with the software, let me know before the client demo.
- If the board were to reject the proposal, we would have to rethink the entire strategy.
- Had it not been for her quick apology, the meeting would have derailed completely.
- But for the last-minute grant, the research team would have shut the project.
- If you were to disclose that information, you could face disciplinary action.
- If I were you, I would push back on that deadline instead of agreeing immediately.
- If it hadn’t been for the traffic, we would have arrived on time for the keynote.
- You could have told me you were uncomfortable; I would have changed the plan.
- If he had been more diplomatic, the negotiation might still be alive.
- If you happen to / should sign today, we can still reserve the discounted rate for you.
- If I were to guess, I’d say the delay is down to customs.
- We need the signed contract by Friday. Otherwise we will have to offer the slot to another supplier.
