Fill in the blanks.
1He will not obey ............... you threaten him with serious consequences.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean "if you do not" before the condition.
2............... you get a university degree, your job prospects will improve.
Wrong!
Use "If" because getting a degree is the condition for better job prospects.
3I will not be able to pay off my debts ............... I win the lottery.
Wrong!
Use "unless" because it means "if I do not win the lottery."
4............... it doesn't rain, my plants will die.
Wrong!
Use "If" because the sentence already has the negative verb "doesn't rain."
5You will not achieve much in life ............... you keep procrastinating.
Wrong!
Use "if" because procrastinating is the condition that leads to the negative result.
6............... he weren't so lazy, he could easily pass the exam.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce an unreal condition about his laziness.
7............... he had fallen into the river, he would have drowned.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce an imagined past condition.
8............... you cut down on your consumption of fast food, your health will not improve.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" because it means "if you do not cut down."
9............... you repent, your sins will not be forgiven.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" because repentance is necessary for forgiveness in this sentence.
10............... I were a bird, I could fly.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce an unreal imaginary situation.
11............... you avoid making the same mistakes, your grades will not improve.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" because it means "if you do not avoid" the same mistakes.
12............... you speak Mandarin, it is not easy to live or work in China.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" because speaking Mandarin is presented as necessary for living or working easily in China.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He will not obey unless you threaten him with serious consequences.
- If you get a university degree, your job prospects will improve.
- I will not be able to pay off my debts unless I win the lottery.
- If it doesn’t rain, my plants will die.
- You will not achieve much in life if you keep procrastinating.
- If he weren’t so lazy, he could easily pass the exam.
- If he had fallen into the river, he would have drowned.
- Unless you cut down on your consumption of fast food, your health will not improve.
- Unless you repent, your sins will not be forgiven.
- If I were a bird, I could fly.
- Unless you avoid making the same mistakes, your grades will not improve.
- Unless you speak Mandarin, it is not easy to live or work in China.
