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If vs. Unless vs. Without Exercise

March 8, 2023 A1pdf

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1............... she knew you, why didn't she say hi?
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce a condition that may explain the situation.
2............... you get another ticket, you will lose your license.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition that will cause the result.
3............... your help, I won't be able to finish this job.
Wrong!
Use "Without" before a noun phrase to mean "not having" something.
4............... you help me, I won't be able to finish this job.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if not" before a clause.
5As she was ill, I went ............... her.
Wrong!
Use "without" before an object to mean that someone or something is absent.
6............... you make a lot of noise, I will not be able to work.
Wrong!
Use "If" for the condition that will make working impossible.
7............... you mend your ways, you will be in trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if you do not" in this warning.
8............... that was your intention, I would not help you.
Wrong!
Use "If" to introduce the condition for the speaker's refusal.
9............... we start now, we will miss the train.
Wrong!
Use "Unless" to mean "if we do not" in this sentence.
10............... you get caught, you will spend the rest of your life in prison.
Wrong!
Use "If" for the condition that leads to the result.
11I won't go ............... I get my money back.
Wrong!
Use "unless" to mean "if I do not" before the condition for going.
12He said that he wouldn't be able to live ............... her.
Wrong!
Use "without" before an object to mean living when that person is not there.

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Answers

  1. If she knew you, why didn’t she say hi?
  2. If you get another ticket, you will lose your license.
  3. Without your help, I won’t be able to finish this job.
  4. Unless you help me, I won’t be able to finish this job.
  5. As she was ill, I went without her.
  6. If you make a lot of noise, I will not be able to work.
  7. Unless you mend your ways, you will be in trouble.
  8. If that was your intention, I would not help you.
  9. Unless we start now, we will miss the train.
  10. If you get caught, you will spend the rest of your life in prison.
  11. I won’t go unless I get my money back.
  12. He said that he wouldn’t be able to live without her.

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