2015-03-04 Structure: unreal conditionals

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 360 exercise 2, p. 361 exercise 3
exercise 2
2 unless
3 If
4 If
5 if
6 if
7 If
8 unless
9 Unless
10 If
11 if
12 If
13 if
14 if
15 unless
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You will pass if you study. (studying is one option to make sure you pass)
You will pass only if you study. (studying is the only option to pass)

You will not pass unless you study. (studying is the solution to the problem of not passing)
= You will not pass if you don't study.

  You can   change level only if you  pass this test.
= You can't change level  unless you  pass this test.
= You can't change level if you don't pass this test.
= You must pass this test in order to change level.

  You can't eat in school unless  you are on break.
= You can   eat in school only if you are on break.
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  You can't eat in school even if you are on break.
= There is *no* way for you to eat in school.
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exercise 3
3 washes		4 will rain
5 walk			6 will have
7 sweep			8 will sweep
9 is			10 will get
11 itches		12 will give
13 throws		14 will start
15 sit			16 won't get
17 throw		18 will have
19 drop			20 will have
21 put			22 will keep away
23 put			24 will become
25 cut			26 will grow
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exercise 6
- If I am busy campaigning (no future tense in if-clauses)
- unless I get good grades this year (= if I don't get good grades this year)
- nothing will get done / nothing is going to get done (prediction, not plan)
- if I get the job (no future tense in if-clauses)
- I'll deal with that problem if I win.
- I'll cut my hair
"Juan is really hung up on the commas." / "He's obsessed with them."
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Present/Future Unreal Conditionals (2nd conditional)

If you study more, you can pass all your classes. (present/future real)
= I think you might study more. It's a real possibility.

If you studied more, you could pass all your classes. (present/future unreal)
= You don't study enough, and I don't think you will study more. I am imagining an unreal situation.

If I had more money, I would travel.
= I don't have much money. I'm imagining an unreal situation where I'm rich.

If     I were healthy    , I would be much happier.
if + [past without "was"], subj + would + base form
				  could
				  might

I have a lottery ticket. If I win tomorrow, I will buy a house.
= I have the ticket, so winning is a real possibility.

I never buy lottery tickets, but if I won tomorrow, I would buy a house.
= I don't have the ticket, so winning is not a real possibility. I'm imagining.
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Homework: p. 368 and 374