Structural Conversation 1.

1. If you don’t drive carefully, you’ll have an accident. Unless you drive carefully you’ll have an accident. You’ll not have an accident provided you drive carefully. As long as you drive carefully, you won’t have an accident. Drive carefully or else you’ll have an accident.

2. You had better take his advice. If I were you, I’d take his advice. Were I you, I’d take his advice. You should take his advice.

3. Should she come, tell her to wait for me. If she should come, tell her to wait for me.

4. As he couldn’t afford a holiday, he stayed at home. He couldn’t afford a holiday so he stayed at home. If he had been able to afford a holiday, he wouldn’t have stayed at home. He stayed at home because he couldn’t afford a holiday.

5. Since he doesn’t have any qualifications, he can’t find a job. If he had qualifications, he could find a job. As he doesn’t have any qualifications, he can’t find a job.

6. If it hadn’t been for my mother, I wouldn’t be alive now. But for my mother, I wouldn’t be alive now.

7. Suppose he phoned you, what would you tell him? If he phoned you, what would you tell him? What would you tell him if he phoned you?

8. If you help me, I’ll help you. I’ll help you provided (that) you help me.

9. Suppose he marries her? What if he marries her?

10. Suppose the teacher caught you cheating in the test? What would you do if the teacher caught you cheating in the test?

11. If he had been on time, we wouldn’t have missed the bus. Had he been on time, we wouldn’t have missed the bus.

12. If you won the lottery, what would you do? Should you win the lottery, what would you do?

13. If she were rich, she would buy a villa. Were she rich, she would buy a villa.

14. If I had been you, I wouldn’t have accepted his offer. If I had been in your shoes, I wouldn’t have accepted his offer. If I had been in your position, I wouldn’t have accepted his offer.

15. I’m not rich, so I can’t afford a long holiday abroad. If I were rich, I could afford a long holiday abroad.

16. I didn’t go out because I had a lot of work to do. If I hadn’t had a lot of work to do, I would have gone out.

17. She must be out, since she didn’t answer the phone. If she were in, she would have answered the phone.

18. She must have lived in France, because she has a French accent. If she hadn’t lived in France, she wouldn’t have a French accent.

Exercise 2.34. Finish the following sentences without changing the meaning of the sentences printed before them:

1. If it wasn’t for the good pay, I wouldn’t stay in this job. – But …

2. If I were him, I would not be late for the interview. – He had …

3. Should the lake freeze over, we will go skating. – If …

4. You won’t be punished provided you admit to your mistake. – As long a s…

5. Since he is an only child, his parents have spoiled him. – If …

6. Suppose you wear the other suit? – Why …

7. If she were qualified, she would have been offered the post. – Were …

8. If I had been you, I would have punished him. – If I had been in …

9. If I don’t run, I’ll miss the bus. – Unless …

10. They ran through passport control to the gate because the plane was about to leave. – Since …

11. If you should have any spare cash, please donate it to our charity. – Should …

12. If it hadn’t been for your encouragement, she couldn’t have coped with the situation. – But …

13. Read the question carefully or you may answer it incorrectly. – As long …

14. If negotiations are successful, the agreement will be signed. – The agreement will be signed provided …

15. She must feel embarrassed. She didn’t look him in the eye. – If she …

16. If the campaign had been a success, we would be in power now. – Since …

Exercise 2.35. For each of the sentences below, write a new one as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence but using the word in brackets. The word must not be altered in any way:

1. He’s not very clever, so he’ll never get ahead in his job. (IF)

2. If she weren’t doing that job, she wouldn’t know so much about computers. (WERE)

3. If I were you, I’d borrow the money. (BETTER)

4. Since he’s rich, he buys whatever he wants. (WANTED)

5. Since she hasn’t had any previous experience, she won’t be given the post. (HAD)

6. If John hadn’t helped, we wouldn’t have been able to finish the project. (BUT)

7. If he arrives before you leave, give him this message. (SHOULD)

8. Suppose you lost your job? (WHAT)

9. If the weather doesn’t clear up, we won’t go on the excursion. (CLEARS)

10. If she hadn’t been wearing a raincoat, she would have been soaked to the skin. (MUST)

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