Guissella Paola Tejeda Viera - Extra Grammar Exercises - Unit 4
Guissella Paola Tejeda Viera - Extra Grammar Exercises - Unit 4
Guissella Paola Tejeda Viera - Extra Grammar Exercises - Unit 4
LESSON 1
A. Use the cues to write logical statements that include an adverb clause of condition
beginning with whether or not.
1. (I try to keep my desk clean. / It still gets messy by the end of the day.) .
Whether I try to keep my desk clean or not, It still gets messy by the end of the day.
2. (You’ll probably still speak English with an accent. / You study it for years.) . Whether
you’ll probably still speak English with an accent or not, you study it for years.
3. (Greg tries to register for a class now. / There may not be any space for him.) . Whether
Greg tries to register for a class now or not, there may not be any space for him.
B. Use the cues to write logical statements that include an adverb clause of condition
beginning with even if.
1. (One tries hard to change one’s habits. / It may be too difficult to succeed.) .
Even if one tries hard to change one’s habits, It may be too difficult to succeed.
2. (My brother generally takes things pretty well. / Someone else loses his or her cool.) .
Even if someone else loses his or her cool, my brother generally takes things pretty
well.
3. (I’d still have a hard time remembering to pay my bills. / I didn’t procrastinate.) .
Even if I didn’t procrastinate, I’d still have a hard time remembering to pay my
bills.
a. Only if Byron stops losing his cool all the time will his employees want to
work for him.
b. Byron’s employees will want to work for him only if he stops losing his cool
all the time.
2. (Diane learns to respect other people’s abilities / she / stop trying to control everyone)
a. Only if Diane learns to respect other people’s abilities,she will stop trying to
control everyone.
b. Diana will stop trying to control the world only if she learns to respect the
capabilities of others.
1. If you don’t admit your shortcomings, you’ll probably never overcome them.
Unless you admit your shortcomings, you’ll probably never overcome them.
2. If you don’t improve your English skills, it may be harder to get the job you want.
Unless you don’t improve your English skills, it may be harder to get the job you want.
3. The concert may be sold out if Lana doesn’t try to buy tickets right away. .
The concert may be sold out, unless Lana doesn’t try to buy tickets right away.
4. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I’d like to spend most of the day outdoors.
Unless it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I’d like to spend most of the day
outdoors. .
5. I’ll spend tomorrow looking at want ads online if I don’t get asked to come in for an
interview.
I’ll spend tomorrow looking at want ads online unless I don’t get asked to come in
for an interview.
LESSON 2
1. What’s odd is that she never calls back when you leave her a message.
2. What I liked best about the restaurant was the appetizers.
3. What really surprised me was that they both lost their temper so easily. 4. What
annoys her the most is people who answer their cell phones during movies. 5.
6. What’s ridiculous are all the rules we have to follow at my new office.
1.What confused me was that I thought she had agreed to meeting us at 9:00.
2. It’s the way he always waits until the last minute that drives me crazy.
3. What made her angry was that they lied about her.
4. It was my younger brother who finally took responsibility for the mistake.
5. It’s her positive attitude that my colleagues and I appreciate the most
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