For help with conditionals, see pages 401-403 of A Writer's Guidebook.

NOTE: Cutting, pasting, and adding or deleting text may cause awkward line breaks which you can correct by backspacing. Exercise 38 Conditionals [ESL] Revise each of the following sentences to use the conditional correctly. 1. If we go on the picnic, it surely rains, but if we stay home, the sun comes out. If we go on the picnic, it surely rains, but if we stay home, the sun comes out.   2. Unless dogs will be trained carefully as puppies, they have behavior problems all their lives. Unless dogs will be trained carefully as puppies, they have behavior problems all their lives.   3. If the college provides more work-study jobs, students would not need to find off-campus employment. If the college provides more work-study jobs, students would not need to find off-campus employment.   4. If I change my major, my parents would be angry. If I change my major, my parents would be angry.   5. If you do the survey, I would tabulate the results. If you do the survey, I would tabulate the results.   6. If I won the lottery, I will be rich. If I won the lottery, I will be rich.   7. If she would have moved to the city, she would never have been bored. If she would have moved to the city, she would never have been bored.   8. The birds might have starved if we would not have fed them last winter. The birds might have starved if we would not have fed them last winter.   9. If the rodeo is televised, it would be every cowboy's favorite show. If the rodeo is televised, it would be every cowboy's favorite show.   10. If my mother hung clothes on the line to dry, they not only dry quickly, but they also have a clean smell. If my mother hung clothes on the line to dry, they not only dry quickly, but they also have a clean smell.   Please fill out the fields below to ensure correct delivery of your exercise. You will receive a confirmation notice. Your e-mail address Your instructor's e-mail address Your name CAUTION: If you check your answers and go back to this page using the links on the answer key, your changes will be gone. Use the back button on your browser to keep the changes intact. E-mail exercise to instructor Student answer key for this exercise (even-numbered answers only) Instructor answer key for this exercise (password protected)

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