Real or Unreal?
If I hadn't gone to the grocery story earlier, I would have gone to Trader Joe's with you.
Unreal
Can you reduce this adverb clause?
Although the car is small, it has lots of room in the trunk.
Yes! The sentence has the same subject in each clause.
Although small, the car has lots of room in the trunk.
I go to bed at 10:00. I stop using electronics for an hour.
I stop using electronics for an hour before I go to bed at 10:00
It is safer if you would go to parties with a friend.
It is safer if you go to parties with a friend.
Before I came to this school, I
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Before I came to this school, I
If I can leave work early, I will call you.
Real
Can you reduce this clause? Explain.
Although the issue is important, we are not ready to make a decision.
No. You can't reduce a sentence with different subjects in the main and adverb clauses.
You brush and floss your teeth everyday.
You are less likely to need dental work.
Since you brush and floss your teeth everyday, you are less likely to need dental work.
If gun control happened in the U.S., it could have prevented more mass shootings.
If gun control had happened in the U.S., it could have prevented more mass shootings.
if + past perfect verb - would/could have + past participle.
If I'm good looking, ...
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When I was a child, if my mother wasn't working, we usually went to the river on hot days.
Real
Reduce the clause.
Although this method is complicated, it is highly reliable.
Although complicated, this method is highly reliable.
Many women have eating and body image issues.
Advertisements have unrealistic standards of beauty.
Many women have eating and body image issues because advertisements have unrealistic standards of beauty.
Because advertisements have unrealistic standards of beauty, many women have eating and body image issues.
If I hadn't had a terrible car accident as a child, I wouldn't needed surgery on my arms and legs.
If I hadn't had a terrible car accident as a child, I wouldn't have needed surgery on my arms and legs.
Even though it wasn't a good idea, I
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If I had time next month, I'd go to Iceland and the Tierra del Fuego.
Unreal
The bus stopped several times before it finally arrived.
The bus stopped several times before finally arriving.
The number of hate crimes and racist incidents increases.
Donald Trump speaks at campaign rallies.
Whenever Donald Trump speaks at campaign rallies, the number of hate crimes and racist incidents increases.
If no one would encourage me to try singing, I would not be a famous pop star.
If no one had encouraged me to try singing, I would not be a famous pop star.
Once you've tried __________________ you____________________________________.
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