Question

you may go ____ you like. ( unless/ if )​

Answer 1

You may go if you like.

• The correct option to be filled in the given blank is ''if''.

• ''If'' is a condition or supposition whereas ''unless'' is used in the case in which a statement being made is not true. ''unless'' generally means ''if.... not''

Example:

Using ''IF''

If you don't work hard, you won't succeed

If you work hard, you will succeed.

Using ''UNLESS'' (= if not)

Unless you work hard, you will fail.

Unless you work hard, you will not succeed.

Answer 2

Answer:

You may go if you like.

• 'If' is used to make conditional sentence.

• Here 'if' has been used between two dissimilar conditions to join them and make a single sentence.

• Two dissimilar conditions are : 'you may go' and 'you like'.

• 'Unless' is also used to mean condition but here it is incompatible : You will fail unless you work hard.

• Both 'if' and 'unless' are Sub-ordinators ( Conjunctions ).