Conditionals (2)

CONDITIONALS Choose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 1.

If thunder is the atmosphere’s noisiest production, lightning ___________ its most dazzling. A. C.

2.

or of there is there is also

to behave will behave

B. D.

behaved behavior

accepted were accepted

B. D.

been accepted are accepted

touch to touch

B. D.

touched were to touch

If the wood duck nests How does the wood duck nest

B. D.

Because the wood duck nests Not only does the wood duck nest

A If a

B. D.

That a When it is a

If it ___________ more humid in the desert of the Southwest, the hot temperatures would be unbearable. A. C.

10.

B. D.

___________ small specimen of the embryonic fluid is removed from a fetus, it will be possible to determine whether the baby will be born with birth defects. A. C.

9.

if there is there has been

___________ in tree cavities, but the mated pair often perches in trees, especially when searching for a nesting site. A. C.

8.

Unless So that

If you ___________ something cold, the molecules in your fingers slow down as they lose heat. A. C.

7.

B. D.

Unless skill standards ___________ as the basis for hiring employees, they will serve no role in helping people move from school to work. A. C.

6.

The That

If teachers communicate the “prophecy” that certain students ___________ in a certain manner, those students may behave in the expected manner. A. C.

5.

certainly was certainly

Soil-covered lava lands usually support a normal forest ___________ enough water. A. C.

4.

B. D.

___________ information is encoded effectively in the memory, it may not be easily recalled when necessary. A. C.

3.

is certainly certain to be

be was

B. D.

is were

___________ travelers checks, you may not need to carry money. A. C.

If you carry If he had carried

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B. D.

To carry For carrying

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CONSITIONALS Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following given sentences in each question. 11.

A. B. C. D.

If the ozone gases of the atmosphere did not filter out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as we know it would not have evolved on earth. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere does not filter out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as we know it would not have evolved on earth. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere do not filter out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as we know it would not have evolved on earth. If the ozone gases of the atmosphere had not filtered out the ultraviolet rays of the sun, life as we know it would not have evolved on earth.

12.

A. B. C. D.

If Grandma Moses having been able to continue farming, she may never have began to paint. If Grandma Moses has been able to continue farming, she may never have begun to paint. If Grandma Moses had been able to continue farming, she may never have begun to paint. If Grandma Moses having had been able to continue farming, she may never have begun to paint.

13.

A.

If two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have had no effect on each other’s subsequent motion. If two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will has no effect on each other’s subsequent motion. If two waves passed a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect on each other’s subsequent motion. If two waves pass a given point simultaneously, they will have no effect on each other’s subsequent motion.

B. C. D. 14.

A. B. C. D.

If a ruby is heated, it would temporarily lose its color. If a ruby is heated, it will be temporarily lose its color. If a ruby is heated, it will temporarily loss its color. If a ruby is heated, it will temporarily lose its color.

15.

A.

If England had not imposed a tax on tea over two hundred and twenty years ago, will the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth? If England had not imposed a tax on tea over two hundred and twenty years ago, shall the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth? If England had not imposed a tax on tea over two hundred and twenty years ago, would the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth? If England had not been imposed a tax on tea over two hundred and twenty years ago, would the United States have remained part of the British Commonwealth?

B. C. D.

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