Complete the following sentences using in case or if.
1I have bought a chicken ............... the guests stay for dinner.
Wrong!
Use "in case" because the chicken is bought as a precaution for a possible situation.
2I always take an umbrella ............... it rains.
Wrong!
Use "in case" because taking an umbrella is a precaution before it possibly rains.
3............... it rains, we will get wet.
Wrong!
Use "If" because getting wet depends on the condition that it rains.
4Please write down her address ............... you do not want to forget it.
Wrong!
Use "if" because the request applies only on the condition that you do not want to forget the address.
5I wrote down her address ............... I should forget it.
Wrong!
Use "in case" because writing down the address was a precaution against possibly forgetting it.
6We will take her to another doctor ............... she does not get better.
Wrong!
Use "if" because taking her to another doctor depends on the condition that she does not get better.
7I am taking my umbrella ............... it rains.
Wrong!
Use "in case" because taking the umbrella is a precaution before it possibly rains.
8I will open the umbrella ............... it rains.
Wrong!
Use "if" because opening the umbrella depends on the condition that it rains.
9I have insured my house ............... it catches fire.
Wrong!
Use "in case" because insuring the house is a precaution against the possibility of fire.
Answers
- I have bought a chicken in case the guests stay for dinner.
- I always take an umbrella in case it rains.
- If it rains, we will get wet.
- Please write down her address if you do not want to forget it.
- I wrote down her address in case I should forget it.
- We will take her to another doctor if she does not get better.
- I am taking my umbrella in case it rains.
- I will open the umbrella if it rains.
- I have insured my house in case it catches fire.
