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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Unless
Hello,
Unless John came to the party, they were never going to have fun.
Is that alright in simple past? Or, is it also okay to say: ... they would never have fun. In both cases, what's the tense? Also, is 'unless' statement always conditional?
TIA
Unless John came to the party, they were never going to have fun.
Is that alright in simple past? Or, is it also okay to say: ... they would never have fun. In both cases, what's the tense? Also, is 'unless' statement always conditional?
TIA
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I would reorder the clauses: They were never going to have fun unless John came to the party. ) Unless is a conditional word, the negative partner to if . Here is what you get with if : They were never going to have fun if John came to the party.
- I would reorder the clauses: They were never going to have fun unless John came to the party.
- ) Unless is a conditional word, the negative partner to if .
- Here is what you get with if : They were never going to have fun if John came to the party.
- (John is a party-pooper or a spoilsport) Note that a zero conditional is a factual statement If you heat water, it will boil.
- The water will not boil unless you heat it.
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I would reorder the clauses:
They were never going to have fun unless John came to the party. (Past tense.)
Unless is a conditional word, the negative partner to if. Here is what you get with if:
They were never going to have fun if John came to the party. (John is a party-pooper or a spoilsport)
Note that a zero conditional is a fa
They were never going to have fun unless John came to the party. (Past tense.)
Unless is a conditional word, the negative partner to if. Here is what you get with if:
They were never going to have fun if John came to the party. (John is a party-pooper or a spoilsport)
Note that a zero conditional is a fa
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