CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
You can borrow my car __________ you return it by 8 p.m.
A) if anything
B) as long as
C) if any
D) but for
AS LONG AS
If she had followed/hadn't ignored the specialist's advice last year, she wouldn't still be suffering from the injury now.
The lecture was so engaging that nobody noticed the time passing.
So engaging was the lecture that nobody noticed the time passing.
The defendant said:
"Yes, I altered the documents."
The defendant admitted altering the documents.
Sarah discovered the error in the financial report. Emphasize on the subject.
It was Sarah who discovered the error in the financial report.
__________ the heavy rain, the match would have taken place.
A) Assuming that
B) If any
C) But for
D) If in doubt
BUT FOR
If he weren't so meticulous, he would have made mistakes in the report yesterday.
A group of exhausted hikers came into the shelter.
INTO THE SHELTER CAME A GROUP OF EXHAUSTED HIKERS.
The athlete said:
"I didn't take any prohibited substances."
The athlete denied taking/having taken any prohibited substances.
The committee rejected the second proposal. Emphasize on the object.
It was the second proposal that the committee rejected.
here were very few mistakes, __________, in the final report.
A) if any
B) but for
C) assuming that
D) if in doubt
IF ANY
If the company had invested in new technology five years ago, it wouldn't be struggling to compete today.
Employees must not disclose confidential information to third parties.
Under no circumstances must employees disclose confidential information to third parties.
The journalist said to a company:
"You deliberately concealed the information."
The journalist accused the company of deliberately concealing the information.
She resigned because of the lack of professional support.
It was because of the lack of professional support that she resigned.
The new policy has not improved productivity; __________, it has made the situation worse.
A) on condition that
B) if any
C) as long as
D) if anything
IF ANYTHING
If the government had diversified its energy supply over the past decade, it wouldn't be so vulnerable to fluctuations in global energy prices now.
The CEO finished speaking, and immediately the shareholders began asking questions.
No sooner had the CEO finished speaking than the shareholders began asking questions.
"Inflation is likely to remain high." (Economist)
(argument)
The economist's argument was that inflation was likely to remain high.
The media overlooked several key findings in the report. (Give 2 possible answers.)
It was small businesses that the economic crisis affected most severely.
It was the economic crisis that affected small businesses most severely.
The witness's testimony did little to clarify the circumstances surrounding the incident; __________, it raised further questions.
A) if anything
B) if any
C) on condition that
D) as long as
IF ANYTHING
(inverted style)
Had she not spent years cultivating professional relationships, she wouldn't be in a position to influence the decision now.
We should not ignore these warning signs under any circumstances.
Under no circumstances should we ignore these warning signs.
The minister insisted:
"The reforms are essential."
Use: insistence
The minister expressed his insistence that the reforms were essential.
Public concern forced the company to alter its policy.
Give two possible answers.
It was public concern that forced the company to alter its policy.
It was the company that public concern forced to alter its policy.