Linguaskill Grammar: Conditionals and Modal Verbs 2

Question 1

_____ you hurry, you will miss the bus.

Accepted Answer

Unless

Answer

'Unless' means 'if not,' so 'Unless you hurry' is equivalent to 'If you don't hurry,' introducing a negative condition.

Question 2

_____ she studied harder, she would have passed the exam.

Accepted Answer

Had

Answer

'Had she studied harder' is the formal inverted form of 'If she had studied harder,' where the auxiliary 'had' is moved before the subject.

Question 3

I wish I _____ play the piano as well as she does.

Accepted Answer

could

Answer

'Wish + could' expresses a desire for a present ability or situation that is not currently real.

Question 4

She _____ won the race if she hadn't tripped at the finish line.

Accepted Answer

could have

Answer

'Could have + past participle' expresses an unrealized past possibility — something that was achievable but did not happen.

Question 5

You may use the lab equipment _____ you follow all safety guidelines.

Accepted Answer

as long as

Answer

'As long as' introduces a conditional clause specifying a requirement that must be met for the main clause to be valid.

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