Grammar Questions
Which word introduces almost every conditional sentence?
If
If it ____ (rain), the streets will flood.
If it rains, the streets will flood.
If I ____ (be) rich, I would travel through the American South.
If I were rich, I would travel through the American South.
If the people had known, they ____ (leave).
If the people had known, they would have left.
How many legs does a spider have?
Eight (8)
True or false: You can use will in the if-clause.
False
If a storm comes, people ____ (leave) the beach.
If a storm comes, people will leave the beach.
If I lived in New Orleans, I ____ (learn) to play jazz.
If I lived in New Orleans, I would learn to play jazz.
If the levees ____ (not / break), the city would not have flooded.
If the levees had not broken, the city would not have flooded.
Which is the longest river in the world?
Nile
A conditional sentence has two parts. Name them.
if-clause (condition) + main clause (result)
If the hurricane ____ (hit) the coast, we will go to a shelter.
If the hurricane hits the coast, we will go to a shelter.
If a volcano ____ (erupt) here in Germany, we would be shocked.
If a volcano erupted here in Germany, we would be shocked.
If they had built a shelter, fewer people ____ (die).
If they had built a shelter, fewer people would have died.
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
When do you put a comma in a conditional sentence?
when the if-clause comes first
Build a Type 1 sentence from: warning – people – evacuate.
If there is a warning, people will evacuate.
Build a Type 2 sentence from: I – see a tornado – hide.
If I saw a tornado, I would hide.
Build a Type 3 sentence from: the warning – come earlier – more people – escape.
If the warning had come earlier, more people would have escaped.
How many tattoos does Mrs Bender have?
13
Fill in: If the volcano ____ (erupt) yesterday, many people would have run away.
Fill in: If the volcano had erupted yesterday, many people would have run away.
Correct the mistake: "If it will rain, the river will flood."
If it rains, the river will flood.
Correct the mistake: "If I would have time, I would visit Mississippi."
If I had time, I would visit Mississippi.
Correct the mistake: "If I would have known about the storm, I would have stayed home."
If I had known about the storm, I would have stayed home.
Year in which Mariengymnasium Jever was founded:
1572