When or If
Complete the sentence: "__ it rains, I will take an umbrella."
IF it rains, I will take an umbrella.
Complete the sentence: "I have been studying English ___ last year."
"I have been studying English since last year."
Is the following sentence correct?
"When it rains I take an umbrella."
No, it isn't correct. Comma is needed.
"When it rains, I take an umbrella."
"I'll call you ___ arrive home."
"I'll call you when I arrive home."
The answer is (a).
Explain why "when" is used in this sentence: "When you finish the project, please submit it to the manager."
"When" is used because finishing the project is a certain event that will happen in the future.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word (when/since): "__ you finish your work, we can go out. ___ we have time, let's visit the museum."
When you finish your work, we can go out. Since we have time, let's visit the museum.
True or False: "You should use a comma after 'when-clause' if it starts a sentence."
True.
True or False:
False
Complete the sentence: "__ you are ready, we can leave. ___ you forget something, call me."
WHEN you are ready, we can leave. IF you forget something, call me.
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
a) "When we met, we talked for hours."
b) "Since we met, we have been friends."
a) "When we met, we talked for hours."
This means that at the specific time we met, we talked for hours.
b) "Since we met, we have been friends."
This means that from the time we met until now, we have been friends.
Correct the punctuation and explain why:
"He always takes a nap when he comes home from work."
Explanation: No comma is needed before the dependent clause "when he comes home from work" because it follows the main clause. The comma is typically used only when the dependent clause goes before the main clause.
Connect the sentences using either "when," "if," or "since":
When you complete the assignment, please submit it to the teacher.
Explain the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
a) "If you study hard, you will pass the exam."
b) "When you study hard, you will pass the exam."
a) "If you study hard, you will pass the exam."
This means that passing the exam is conditional on studying hard. It's not certain that you will study hard.
b) "When you study hard, you will pass the exam."
This implies that you will definitely study hard, and passing the exam will follow as a result.
Connect the sentences using either "when" or "since":
Since he started his new job, he has been very busy.
(Only "since" makes sense because it indicates the period from the time he started his job to now.)
Choose the correct punctuation and explain your choice:
a) No punctuation needed
Connect the sentences using "when" as a relative adverb:
"There was a moment when he realized he wanted to be an artist."
Complete the sentence with both "if" and "when". Then explain your answer.
"__ you feel better tomorrow, ___ you come to the meeting, please bring the report with you."_
"If you feel better tomorrow, when you come to the meeting, please bring the report with you."
"If" is used to introduce a condition that is uncertain. This part of the sentence indicates that your feeling better is not guaranteed but is a condition that may or may not happen.
"When" is used to refer to a specific time or event that is considered certain. "When you come to the meeting" assumes that if you do feel better, then your attendance at the meeting is a given.
Connect the sentences using either "when" or "since":
When she was a child, she loved to read books.
(Only "when" makes sense because it indicates a specific time in the past.)
Punctuate correctly and explain why.
"Do you know when these houses were built?"
The sentence is punctuated correctly.
In this sentence, the word "when" is NOT a conjunction. "When" introduces the indirect question "when these houses were built", so it is a question adverb.
What part of speech is the word “WHEN”?
It depends on the sentence.
“WHEN” can be used:
- as a question adverb
- as a conjunction
- as a relative adverb