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

If thunder is the atmospheres noisiest production, lightning ___________ its most dazzling.
A.
C.

2.

3.

or of there is
there is also

to behave
will behave

B.
D.

4.

behaved
behavior

accepted
were accepted

B.
D.

5.

been accepted
are accepted

touch
to touch

B.
D.

6.

touched
were to touch

If the wood duck nests

How does the wood duck nest

B.
D.

A
If a

B.
D.

be
was

B.
D.

If you carry
If he had carried

B.
D.

8.

That a
When it is a
9.

is
were

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

A.
C.

7.

Because the wood duck nests

Not only does the wood duck nest

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.

2.

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 form 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.

1.

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

10.

To carry
For carrying

DIRECTIONS: Choose the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed for the sentence to be correct.

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11.

If you have already plant your vegetable garden, you may want to make some changes in subsequent
A
B
plantings to take advantage of natural companions for your vegetables.
C
D

12.

A balloon will rise as long as the weight of the balloon and the air it contains was less it displaces.
A
B
C
D

13.

If you are living on a mile-wide comet in the Kuiper Belt, another large comet would pass within
A
B
C
a million miles of you once a month.
D

11.

12.

13.

14.
14.

15.

In 1838 New York State passed the Free Banking Act, which allowed anyone to start a bank as
A
B
C
long as that person has made certain promises.
D

If the goal of education is to enhance both individual achievement and social progress, then the
A
B
shopping mall colleges should been replaced with colleges that are true learning communities.
C
D

16.

If the front teeth of a rodent were not continue growing, they would be worn away.
A
B
C
D

17.

If it receives enough rain at the proper time, hey would grown quickly like grass.
A
B
C
D

18.

15.
21.
16.

22.
17.

18.
23.

If biennials were planted this year, they will be likely to bloom next year.
A
B
C
D
19.

19.

If tulip bulbs are planted in the fall, they could have been expected to bloom the following spring.
A
B
C
D

24.
20.

20.

If one plans to hike in the backcountry, you should prepare for the possibility of encountering a bear.
A
B
C
D

25.
DIRECTIONS: Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following given sentences in each question.

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21.

A.
B.
C.
D.

22.

A.
B.
C.
D.

23.

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

24.

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.

25.

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.

ANSWER KEY

SELF ASSESSMENT
Total Right

Grading
Criteria
Range

Total Wrong

Total Blank

Score = (R-W/4)

Total Points

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

25-24

23-22

21-20

19-18

Below-18

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DIRECTIONS: Supply the correct form of verb in the following sentences.

1.

If orange blossoms are exposed to very cold temperatures, they withered and died.

2.

If light strike a rough surface, it diffused.

3.

If you put too much water in rice when you cook it, it got sticky.

4.

If the cerebellum of a pigeon was destroyed, the bird would not be able to fly.

5.

If the Normans had not invaded England in the tenth century, the English language develop in a very different way.

6.

If baby geese are hatched in the absence of their mother, they following the first moving object they see.

7.

This apartment be perfect if it was a little larger.

8.

I cant go I dont get my work finished.

9.

Dean never calls his father unless need money.

10.

If dinosaurs would have continued roaming the earth, man would have evolved quite differently.

11.

If I had more time, I would have have checked my papers again.

12.

If we would have known that she had planned to arrive today, we could have met her at the bus station.

13.

If drivers obeyed the speed limit, fewer accidents occur.

14.

If Americans ate fewer foods with sugar and salt, their general health will be better.

15.

Your room looks better when you got back in the afternoon if you made your bed in the morning.

16.

If Judy didnt drink so much coffee, she wouldnt have been so nervous.

17.

If you would go to bed earlier, you wouldnt be so sleepy in the morning.

18.

If you dont register before the last day of regular registration, you paying a late fee.

19.

We will wait if you wanted to go.

20.

If they have a good sale, I would have stopped by on my way home.

21.

If services are increased, taxes going up probably.

22.

If you listen to the questions carefully, you answer them easily.

23.

If a live sponge is broken into pieces, each piece would turn into a new sponge like the original one.

24.

If I finish the dress before Saturday, I give it to my sister for her birthday.

25.

If they had left the house earlier, they be so late getting to the airport that they could not check their baggage.

26.

If I had seen the movie, I tell you about it last night.

27.

If you have enough time, please paint the chair before you leave.

28.

I accept if they invite me to the party.

29.

If he decide earlier, he could have left on the afternoon flight.

30.

If you see Mary today, please ask her to call me.

31.

I could understand the French teacher if she speak more slowly.

32.

If he had left already, he call us.

33.

If they had known him, they would have talked to him.

34.

He would understand it if you explain it to him more slowly.

35.

If your mother buy that car for you, will you be happy?

36.

If she wins the prize, it will be because she write very well.

37.

She would call you immediately if she need help.

38.

He would give you the money if he have it.

39.

According to some historians, if Napoleon had not invaded Russia, he conquered the rest of Europe.

40.

If humans were totally deprived of sleep, they had experienced hallucinations, anxiety, coma, and eventually death.

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