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Yzh1978 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Unless
1 Unless I have monney , I would go there.
2 Unless I have money , I wouldn't go there.
Are these two sentences right?
Does 1 mean "only on the condition that I have money , I would go there".
Does 2 mean" if I don/t have money, I wouldn't go there"?
Thank you !
2 Unless I have money , I wouldn't go there.
Are these two sentences right?
Does 1 mean "only on the condition that I have money , I would go there".
Does 2 mean" if I don/t have money, I wouldn't go there"?
Thank you !
Top answer
It is difficult to imagine realistic scenarios for your sentences. #1 eg. Unless I have money in my pocket, I would go to a convention of pickpockets.
- It is difficult to imagine realistic scenarios for your sentences.
- #1 eg.
- Unless I have money in my pocket, I would go to a convention of pickpockets.
- It means that if I have money in my pocket, (and don't want it stolen from me), I would stay away from the pickpockets' convention.
- #2.
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It is difficult to imagine realistic scenarios for your sentences.
#1 eg. Unless I have money in my pocket, I would go to a convention of pickpockets.
It means that if I have money in my pocket, (and don't want it stolen from me), I would stay away from the pickpockets' convention.
#2. Unless I have the money to lose, I wouldn't go to the casinos. (If I have money and I
#1 eg. Unless I have money in my pocket, I would go to a convention of pickpockets.
It means that if I have money in my pocket, (and don't want it stolen from me), I would stay away from the pickpockets' convention.
#2. Unless I have the money to lose, I wouldn't go to the casinos. (If I have money and I
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Unless he were my friend, I shouldn't expect his help.
If he were not my friend, I shouldn't expect his help.
So how about this pair? Does the first one indicate a "real condition" while the second one indicate "an imaginary condition",namely ,subjunctive mood? And "unless" is seldom used in subjunctive mood?
Many thanks!
If he were not my friend, I shouldn't expect his help.
So how about this pair? Does the first one indicate a "real condition" while the second one indicate "an imaginary condition",namely ,subjunctive mood? And "unless" is seldom used in subjunctive mood?
Many thanks!
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yzh1978So how about this pair? Does the first one indicate a "real condition" while the second one indicate "an imaginary condition",namely ,subjunctive mood? And "unless" is seldom used in subjunctive mood?Yes. The first clause in each sentence is an unreal condition.
Unless is very rarely used; "if" is far more common. I normally put the "unless clause
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