Join the following sentences using ‘unless’ or ‘if…not’. The sentences may require minor changes. One is done for you. Example: The light had not fused. I would not mind being alone at night. If the light had not fused, I would not have minded being alone at night. (a) I would never keep a large dog. I have time to exercise it properly. (b) Sita would have come first in class. She had not fallen ill. (c) You must not dive. You have been properly trained. (d) Medical evidence suggests that people would enjoy better health. They did not consume refined sugar. (e) I might have got the job. I hadn’t been late for the interview. (f) You do not stop smoking. You will fall seriously ill. (g) You do not come now. I am going to leave without you.
Answers
Joining the sentences using ‘unless’ or ‘if…not' :
(a) I would never keep a large dog unless I have time to exercise it properly.
(b) If Sita had not fallen ill, she would have come first in class.
(c) You must not dive unless you have been properly trained.
(d) Medical evidence suggests that people would enjoy better health if they did not consume refined sugar.
(e) I might have got the job if I had not been late for the interview.
(f) If you do not stop smoking, you will fall seriously ill.
(g) If you do not come now, I am going to leave without you.
Explanation:
(a) I would never keep a large dog unless I have time to exercise it properly.
(b) Sita would have come first in class if she had not fallen ill.
(c) You must not dive unless you have been properly trained.
(d) Medical evidence suggests that people would enjoy better health if they did not consume refined sugar.
(e) I might have got the job if I hadn’t been late for the interview.
(f) Unless you do not stop smoking, you will fall seriously ill.