Fill in the blanks.
1. You can't gain access ....................... you are a member.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. You can't go to their party .......................... if you are invited.
Correct!
Wrong!
Except if means the same as unless.
3. I will go ........................... if I am invited.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I will watch a movie in the afternoon .......................... I have some urgent work to do.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. In America, ............................ you have a car, it is not easy to get about.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. 'Should we tell her?' '........................ she asks.'
Correct!
Wrong!
7. We can take a cab to the beach - ......................... you want to walk.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. You can borrow my camera .................................. you promise to handle it with care.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Traveling by car is inconvenient .............................. you do not have a place to park.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ............................. the room is clean, I don't care whether it is 2 star or 5 star.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ................................ that the weather is good, we will go for a swim in the afternoon.
Correct!
Wrong!
As long as is not followed by a that-clause.
12. We cannot go out ............................ it stops raining.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- You can’t gain access unless you are a member.
- You can’t go to their party except if you are invited.
- I will go only if I am invited.
- I will watch a movie in the afternoon unless I have some urgent work to do.
- In America, unless you have a car, it is not easy to get about.
- ‘Should we tell her?’ ‘Not unless / Only if she asks.’
- We can take a cab to the beach – unless you want to walk.
- You can borrow my camera as long as you promise to handle it with care.
- Traveling by car is inconvenient if you do not have a place to park.
- As long as the room is clean, I don’t care whether it is 2 star or 5 star.
- Provided that the weather is good, we will go for a swim in the afternoon.
- 12. We cannot go out except if / unless it stops raining