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 lived in New Orleans, I (learn) to play Jazz.
If I lived in New Orleans, I would learn to play Jazz.
If the people had known, they (leave).
If the people had known, they would have left.
How many legs does a spider have?
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 a volcano (erupt) here in Germany, we would be shocked.
If a volcano erupted here in Germany, we would be shocked.
If the leeves (not/break), the city would not have flooded.
If the leeves had not broken, the city would not have flooded.
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
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 I (be) rich, I would travel through the American South.
If I were rich, I would travel through the American South.
If they had built a shelter, fewer people (die).
If they had built a shelter, fewer people would have died.
What's the difference in meaning: 'If it rains...' vs. 'If it rained...'
'If it rains...' (Real/ possible; Type 1) vs. 'If it rained...' (Unreal/ imaginary; Type 2)
Build a Type-1-sentence from: Warning - people - evactuate
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 Ms Bender have?
13
When do you put a comma in a conditional sentence?
When the if-clause comes first.
Correct the mistake: "If it will rain, the river will flood."
"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 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 wouldhave stayed home."
"If I would have known about the storm, I wouldhave stayed home." --> "If I had known about the storm, I wouldhave stayed home."
Year in which MG Jever was founded:
1572