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Exercises - If & Wish Clauses

D) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given
unchanged. You must use between three and five words, including the word given.

1. If we do not take immediate action, the global temperature will likely rise by more than 2 C, with serious
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consequences.
Unless ……………………………………………………………. necessary precautions, the global temperature
will likely rise by more than 2 C, with serious consequences.
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2. Most of the doctors do not prefer to prescribe antibiotics unless they are absolutely necessary.
prefer Most of the doctors ………………………………………………. on condition that they are absolutely

necessary.
3. Your scholarship application to foreign universities will be evaluated on the condition that you submit a good
graduation GPA, language proficiency certificate, and letter of intent.

do not If you ………………………………………………………………. graduation GPA, language proficiency
certificate, and letter of intent, your scholarship application to foreign universities will not be evaluated.

4. Be sure to clean the lint filter before starting the tumble dryer; otherwise, you could start a fire.
If ……………………………………………………. prevent a fire, be sure to clean the lint filter before
starting the tumble dryer.

5. Without electricity, there would be no Internet and mobile phones.
weren’t …………………………………………………………… electricity, there would be no Internet and mobile

phones.

E) Rewrite the following conditional sentences in inverted forms.

1. If people do not get enough sleep, they may experience forgetfulness, discomfort, concentration problems, mood
swings, and physical problems.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

2. You must train regularly if you want to be successful in the competitions.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

3. Giant pandas would not be in danger of extinction if it had not been for poaching, the conversion of their habitats
to tourist hotspots, and the decline of bamboo forests.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

4. If most of the animals did not have defence systems against predators, they would not survive in the wild.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

5. Bees play an important role in the reproduction of plants; if they suddenly disappeared, many species of
flowering plants would be wiped out.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .
6. There would not have been the world’s greatest loss of knowledge regarding the ancient world if the ancient city
had not burned down for an unknown reason.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. .

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