CONDITIONALS

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.

or of there is
there is also

to behave
will behave

B.
D.

behaved
behavior

accepted
were accepted

B.
D.

been accepted
are accepted

touch
to touch

B.
D.

touched
were to touch

If the wood duck nests

How does the wood duck nest

B.
D.

Because the wood duck nests

Not only does the wood duck nest

A
If a

B.
D.

That a
When it is a

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.

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 from 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.

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

be
was

B.
D.

is
were

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

A.
C.

If you carry
If he had carried

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B.
D.

To carry
For carrying

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CONSITIONALS
Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the following given sentences in each question.
11.

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.

12.

A.
B.
C.
D.

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.

13.

A.

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.

B.
C.
D.
14.

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.

15.

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.

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