1............... you are caught cheating on the exam, you will be disqualified.
Wrong!
Use "If" for a possible condition that leads to the result.
2............... you stop gambling, you will get into trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if you do not" in this warning.
3............... she invited me, I would go.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the imagined condition in this second conditional sentence.
4............... he apologizes, we will not take any further action against him.
Wrong!
Use "If" because apologizing is the condition for taking no further action.
5............... you knew the answer, why didn't you tell me?
Wrong!
Use "If" to refer to the condition that was already true in the past.
6I won't be able to finish this job ............... you help me.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean "if you do not" before the help that is needed.
7Children cannot enter the park ............... they are accompanied by adults.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean children can enter only if adults accompany them.
8You can't go home ............... you finish the job.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean you can go home only after finishing the job.
9............... you leave my house, I will call the police.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if you do not" in this warning.
10............... you pass the test, you will get the job.
Wrong!
Use "If" because passing the test is the condition for getting the job.
11............... you clear this hurdle, you can't get the job.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean you cannot get the job if you do not clear this hurdle.
12............... you mend your ways, you will be in trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if you do not" before the change that is needed.
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- If you are caught cheating on the exam, you will be disqualified.
- Unless you stop gambling, you will get into trouble.
- If she invited me, I would go.
- If he apologizes, we will not take any further action against him.
- If you knew the answer, why didn’t you tell me?
- I won’t be able to finish this job unless you help me.
- Children cannot enter the park unless they are accompanied by adults.
- You can’t go home unless you finish the job.
- Unless you leave my house, I will call the police.
- If you pass the test, you will get the job.
- Unless you clear this hurdle, you can’t get the job.
- Unless you mend your ways, you will be in trouble.