Fill in the blanks.
1. He will not obey ............................. you threaten him with dire consequences.
Correct!
Wrong!
Unless is similar to if...not. We can also write: He will not obey if you do not threaten him with dire consequences.
2. ………………………….. you get a university degree, your job prospects will improve.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can also write: Unless you get a university degree, your job prospects will not improve.
3. I will not be able to pay off my debts ......................... I win a lottery.
Correct!
Wrong!
Or we can write: I will not be able to pay off my debts, if I do not win a lottery.
4. ......................... it doesn't rain, my plants will die.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. You will not achieve anything in life ............................ you tend to procrastinate things.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. ........................... he was not so lazy, he could easily pass the exam.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. ......................... he had fallen into the river, he would have drowned.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. ............................ you cut down on your consumption of fast food, your health will not improve.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. .............................. you repent, your sins will not be forgiven.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ............................ I were a bird, I could fly.
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Wrong!
11. ............................. you avoid making the same mistakes, your grades will not improve.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. ........................... you speak Mandarin, it is not easy to live or work in China.
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Wrong!
Answers
- He will not obey unless you threaten him with dire 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 a lottery.
- If it doesn’t rain, my plants will die.
- You will not achieve anything in life if you tend to procrastinate things.
- If he was not 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.