Fill in the blanks with if, unless or without.
1............... we don’t start now, we will be late.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition that will make us late.
2............... you mend your ways, you will land in serious trouble.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" in this warning.
3............... you don’t know the meaning of a word, you should look it up in the dictionary.
Wrong!
Use "If" for a possible situation that tells you when to look the word up.
4I won’t be able to do it ............... your help.
Wrong!
"Without" means that your help is absent or not available.
5I will not be able to do it ............... you do not help me.
Wrong!
Use "if" before the negative condition "you do not help me".
6............... you help me, I will not be able to do it.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not", so the sentence means I need your help.
7............... you have a wonderful memory, it is important to repeat your answers.
Wrong!
"Unless" introduces the only exception to needing repetition.
8It is not easy to get a job ............... you have experience.
Wrong!
"Unless" means "if not" and introduces the exception to the difficulty.
9You cannot log in ............... you know the password.
Wrong!
"Unless" means you can log in only if you know the password.
10Children should not play with these toys ............... they are under the supervision of an adult.
Wrong!
"Unless" introduces the exception that makes playing with the toys acceptable.
11............... she cannot come and see us, we will go and see her.
Wrong!
Use "If" for a possible situation that will make us go and see her.
12Most wild animals do not attack people ............... they do not provoke them.
Wrong!
Use "if" with the negative condition "they do not provoke them".
Answers
- If we don’t start now, we will be late.
- Unless you mend your ways, you will land in serious trouble.
- If you don’t know the meaning of a word, you should look it up in the dictionary.
- I won’t be able to do it without your help.
- I will not be able to do it if you do not help me.
- Unless you help me, I will not be able to do it.
- Unless you have a wonderful memory, it is important to repeat your answers.
- It is not easy to get a job unless you have experience.
- You cannot log in unless you know the password.
- Children should not play with these toys unless they are under the supervision of an adult.
- If she cannot come and see us, we will go and see her.
- Most wild animals do not attack people if they do not provoke them.
