Class 12 English Unit 10: Grammar: Conditional Sentences
Grammar: Conditional Sentences
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H3-2smRJJY
Maxim of Conditional Sentences
· If a sentence has two clauses: the if clause and main clause like:
If she calls me I will receive her call.
If –clause Main Clause
I will receive her call if she calls me.
Main Clause If-Clause
· There are mainly three types of conditional sentences.
A. Study the following examples which are taken from the text above.
a. If you have a staying CV when it does, then you won’t be in the best possible position to grab it.
b. A prospective employer may need to verify your statements regarding, for example, work permit status, and qualifications and may need to take a criminal record check especially if the job involves working with children.
B. Rewrite the following sentences using the correct form of the verbs.
a. If you sell your stocks now, you won’t get much money for them. (not/get)
b. A lot of people would lose their job if the factory closed down. (close down)
c. Our country won’t have to export wheat if it rains in November and February. (rain)
d. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life. (find)
e. If he had not been wearing a helmet, he would have been seriously injured. (be)
f. Unless you follow the instructions, you won’t pass the exams. (not/ pass)
g. I don’t mind walking home as long as the weather is fine. (be)
h. The bank will sanction the loan provided you deposit collateral. (deposit)
i. What would have been doing if you had not got this job? (you/do)
j. If you had the choice, where would you live? (you/live)
C. Change the following sentences into ‘if sentences’ as in the example.
Example: I did not go to a restaurant because I was not hungry.
I would have gone to a restaurant if I had been hungry.
a. The driver was talking on the phone so the accident happened.
The accident would not have happened if the driver had not been talking on the phone.
b. There is no one at home because all the lights are off.
If there was someone at home, the lights would not be off.
c. He must be an educated person because he has subscribed to ‘The Kathmandu Post.’
If he was an uneducated person, he wouldn’t subscribe to ‘The Kathmandu Post’.
d. His head was not injured in the accident because he had put the helmet on.
His head would have been injured in the accident if he had not put the helmet on.
e. I am sure he passed the exam because he gave a heavy treat to his friends.
If he did not pass the exam, he would not give a heavy treat to his friends.
f. You didn’t take any breakfast so you are hungry now.
If you had your breakfast, you would not feel hungry now.
g. I am sure he is a doctor because he is wearing a white gown.
If he wasn’t a doctor, he would not be wearing the white gown.
h. She is very rich so she drives a Mercedes.
If she was not very rich, she would not drive a Mercedes.
i. I didn’t know it was only half a kilometer from my house, so I booked a ride.
If I knew it was only half a kilometer from my house, I would not book a ride.
j. He has hidden something in his mind, so he does not look fresh.
If he does not hide anything in his mind, he looks fresh.
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