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Old 12-Apr-2004, 16:16
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Default sentence transformation + mixed conditional

Dear teachers,

1) Would you please help write the necessary instructions to form a “sentence transformation” question?

Example:

Instruction
: You can only go in if you are a member.
Answer: Unless … (you are a member, you cannot not go in.)

Instruction: If he had not recommended me, I would not have been able to get the job.

Answer: But for … (his recommendation, I would not have been able to get the job.)
______________________

Instruction
: We did not use our umbrellas. It was not raining. (correct ?)
Answer: Had … (it been raining, we would have used our umbrellas.)

Instruction: I wanted to go on competing. The doctor advised me not to because I looked very tired. (correct ? Other possibility?)

Answer: I wanted to go on competing, but the doctor told me … (I had better not because I looked very tired.)

Instruction: ???
Answer: I don’t like them at all so I … (would rather you did not go with them.)

Instruction: I did not stay with my previous job; therefore I did not win a promotion and now I am in this unfortunate position. (correct ?)

Answer: Had I ... (stayed with my previous job, I would have won promotion and I wouldn’t be in this unfortunate position now.)


2) Would you please help me understand:

a) the difference between “if, in case, unless and lest”

b) mixed conditionals, i.e., sentences that combine type 1, 2 and 3 conditional clauses.

3) Where can I find exercises on the above subjects?

Thank you very much indeed.
Best regards,
Héla
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