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    Conditionals Without "If"

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    The document discusses different terms that can be used to introduce conditional clauses, including "unless", "as long as", "so long as", "only if", "on condition that", "providing (that)", and "provided (that)". It provides examples of how each term is used to set conditions or limits on a situation. Unless means "if...not" and is followed by the present simple tense in the unless-clause and modal verbs like "shall" or "will" in the main clause. Phrases like "as long as", "so long as", and "on condition that" impose specific conditions, with "as long as" being more common in speaking and "so long as" and "on

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    The document discusses different terms that can be used to introduce conditional clauses, including "unless", "as long as", "so long as", "only if", "on condition that", "providing (that)", and "provided (that)". It provides examples of how each term is used to set conditions or limits on a situation. Unless means "if...not" and is followed by the present simple tense in the unless-clause and modal verbs like "shall" or "will" in the main clause. Phrases like "as long as", "so long as", and "on condition that" impose specific conditions, with "as long as" being more common in speaking and "so long as" and "on

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    The document discusses different terms that can be used to introduce conditional clauses, including "unless", "as long as", "so long as", "only if", "on condition that", "providing (that)", and "provided (that)". It provides examples of how each term is used to set conditions or limits on a situation. Unless means "if...not" and is followed by the present simple tense in the unless-clause and modal verbs like "shall" or "will" in the main clause. Phrases like "as long as", "so long as", and "on condition that" impose specific conditions, with "as long as" being more common in speaking and "so long as" and "on

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    Unless

    Conditional clauses can begin with unless. Unless means something similar to


    ‘if … not’ or ‘except if’.
    The verb forms in the examples are similar to sentences with if: we use the present
    simple in the unless-clause and shall, should, will, would, can, could,
    may or might in the main clause:
    Unless I phone you, you can assume the train’s on time. (If I do not phone you
    /except if I phone you, you can assume the train is on time.)
    We’ll have to cancel the show unless we sell more tickets at the last
    minute. (We’ll have to cancel the show if we do not sell more tickets/except if we
    sell more tickets at the last minute.)

    As long as, so long as, providing, etc.


    Sometimes we need to impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation. In
    these cases, conditional clauses can begin with phrases such as as long as, so long
    as, only if, on condition that, providing (that), provided (that).
    As long as is more common in speaking; so long as and on condition that are
    more formal and more common in writing:
    [to a group of children]
    You can play in the living room as long as you don’t make a mess.
    So long as a tiger stands still, it is invisible in the jungle.
    The bank lent the company 100,000 pounds on condition that they repaid the
    money within six months.
    Providing (that) is more common in speaking; provided (that) is more formal
    and more common in written language:
    [talking about rail travel in the UK]
    You can get a senior citizen’s reduction providing you’ve got a railcard.
    They may do whatever they like provided that it is within the law.

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