S3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Name: ______________

Class: _______________
No.: ________________

USING CONDITIONALS (Reference: P.25-27, Unit 7, Target English 3B)

1. Notes

a. A sentence talking about a fact:

- If you put (simple present tense) ice into hot water, it melts (simple present
tense).

b. A sentence talking about what will possibly happen now or in future.

- If you lack (simple present tense) exercise, you will get (simple future tense)
weak.

c. A sentence talking about an imaginary situation.

- If you were (simple past tense) May, you would understand (‘would’ + bare
infinitive) her feelings.

d. A sentence talking about something that could have happened in the past but did
not.
- If you had repaired (past perfect tense) the car, you would have avoided
(‘would have’ + past participle) the accident.

2. Exercises

A. Form complete sentences with the given if-clauses and hints. Follow the example.

Example: If-clause Hint

If you work hard pass the exam

Sentence: If you work hard, you will pass the exam.

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 If-clause Hint

1. If water boils turn to steam

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2. If a stone is thrown into water sink

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3. If we do not bring a compass get lost easily

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4. If you get up late be late for school

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5. If you eat too much chocolate get fat

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6. If Joe does not hurry miss the train

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7. If you go swimming every day be healthy

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8. If I were you not talk to Mary

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9. If I lost all my hair look very ugly

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10. If you were an astronaut be a hero of the country

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11. If I won Mark Six buy a big house for my parents
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12. If I had left home earlier not be late

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13.If Peter had come to the party meet my sister

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14.If you had worked hard pass the test

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15.If Susan had worked faster finish the report earlier

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B. Answer the questions below.

1. What will you do if you are free after school?

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2. What will you do if the weather is fine this Sunday?

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3. What would you do if you saw your friend cheat in the exam?
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4. What would you do if you got an extra hand?

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5. What would have happened if you had missed the bus?

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S3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2004-2005

USING CONDITIONALS

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

Exercise A
1. If water boils, it turns to steam.
2. If a stone is thrown into water, it sinks.
3. If we do not bring a compass, we will get lost easily.
4. If you get up late, you will be late for school.
5. If you eat too much chocolate, you will get fat.
6. If Joe does not hurry, he will miss the train.
7. If you go swimming every day, you will be healthy.
8. If I were you, I would not talk to Mary.
9. If I lost all my hair, I would look very ugly.
10. If you were an astronaut, you would be a hero of the country.
11. If I won Mark Six, I would buy a big house for my parents.
12. If I had left home earlier, I would not have been late.
13 .If Peter had come to the party, he would have met my sister.
14. If you had worked hard, you would have passed the test.
15. If Susan had worked faster, she would have finished the report earlier.

Exercise B (Suggested answers only)

1. If I am free after school, I will go to the library for revision.
2. If the weather is fine this Sunday, I will go hiking with my friends.
3. If I saw my friend cheat in the exam, I would report the case to the teacher.
4. If I got an extra hand, I would help my mother to do the housework.
5. If I had missed the bus, I would have been late for school.
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1. If you get up late, you will be late for school.

2. If you eat too much chocolate, you will get fat.

3. If Joe does not hurry, he will miss the train.

4. If you go swimming every day, you will be healthy.

5. If I were you, I would not talk to Mary.

6. If I lost all my hair, I would look very ugly.

7. If you were an astronaut, you would be a hero of the country.

8. If I won Mark Six, I would buy a big house for my parents.

9. If I had left home earlier, I would not have been late.

10.If Peter had come to the party, he would have met my sister.

11.If you had worked hard, you would have passed the test.

12.If Susan had worked faster, she would have finished the report earlier.
REPORTED SPEECH

1. ‘How old are you?’ Mike asked me.

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2. ‘Is Joseph a smart boy?’ Betty asked her classmate.
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3. ‘Did you see the face of the robber?’ the policeman asked Mr Lee.
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4. ‘What do you think about the school library?’ the teacher asked the students.
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5. ‘What clothes can I wear on a dress-down day?’ I asked Bonnie.
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6. ‘How do you go to school?’ Steven asked me.
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7. ‘Have you seen the great movie Titanic before?’ David asked May.
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8. ‘Do you want any coffee?’ I asked Karen.
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9. ‘Which dress do you like most?’ Kitty asked her sister.
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10. ‘When did you arrive at the cinema?’ Andy asked his girlfriend.
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11. ‘The government should pay effort to keep Hong Kong clean.’ Tony said.
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12. ‘The bank will go bankrupt soon because of poor management.’ Joe said.
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13. ‘I went to an important meeting this morning.’ Mr Chan said.
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14. ‘The students work very hard in the exam.’ The teacher said.
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15. ‘I was watching TV at home at that time.’ The suspect told the police.
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REPORTED SPEECH

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1. Mike asked me how old I was.

2. Betty asked her classmate if Joseph was a smart boy.

3. The policeman asked Mr Lee if he had seen the face of the robber.

4. The teacher asked the students what they thought about the school library.

5. I asked Bonnie what clothes I could wear on a dress-down day.

6. Steven asked me how I went to school.

7. David asked May if she had seen the great movie Titanic before.

8. I asked Karen if she wanted any coffee.

9. Kitty asked her sister which dress she liked most.

10. Andy asked his girlfriend when she had arrived at the cinema.

11. Tony said that the government should pay effort to keep Hong Kong clean.

12. Joe said that the bank would go bankrupt soon because of poor management.

13. Mr Chan said that he had gone to an important meeting that morning.

14. The teacher said that the students worked very hard in the exam.

15. The suspect told the police that he/she had been watching TV at home at that time.
SHOWING PURPOSES WITH ‘IN ORDER TO + INFINITIVE’
OR ‘WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND’

Form complete sentences following the example below.

Action Purpose
I work hard pass the exam

Sentence: I work hard in order to pass the exam.

Action Purpose

1. The government introduced new taxes solve the deficit problem

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2. The teacher held extra tutorial classes help the students to tackle the exam
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3. Peter took a short cut arrive punctually
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4. Mary eats little lose weight
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5. The school held a fun fair raise money for the Community Chest
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6. The police had a sudden raid catching the gang leader
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7. The government passed a new law banning smoking in all public places
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8. David borrowed money from the bank paying the income tax
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9. My uncle bought a new flat getting more space for his antiques
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10.Joe jumped into the water saving the little girl
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SHOWING PURPOSES WITH ‘IN ORDER TO + INFINITIVE’
OR ‘WITH A VIEW TO + GERUND’

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1. The government introduced new taxes in order to solve the deficit problem.

2. The teacher held extra tutorial classes in order to help the students to tackle the
exam.

3. Peter took a short cut in order to arrive punctually.

4. Mary eats little in order to lose weight.

5. The school held a fun fair in order to raise money for the Community Chest.

6. The police had a sudden raid with a view to catching the gang leader.

7. The government passed a new law with a view to banning smoking in all public
places.

8. David borrowed money from the bank with a view to paying the income tax.

9. My uncle bought a new flat with a view to getting more space for his antiques

10.Joe jumped into the water with a view to saving the little girl.
SHOWING RESULTS WITH EITHER ‘SO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + THAT-
CLAUSE’ OR ‘SUCH + NOUN + THAT-CLAUSE’

Combine the sentences following the examples..

John is fat. He cannot get through the door.

John is so fat that he cannot get through the door.

Peter worked hard. He finished the report in time.

Peter worked so hard that he finished the report in time.

Peggy is a lazy girl. She often sleeps in class.

Peggy is such a lazy girl that she often sleeps in class.

1. The castle is huge. People get lost easily in it.

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2. The workers are efficient. They build a bridge in a week.
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3. Jack is kind. He always feeds the stray dogs.
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4. The students played happily. They forgot the lesson bell.
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5. Mary swims fast. She works as a part-time lifeguard in summer holidays.
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6. Michael exercises regularly. He has a magnificent physique.
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7. The company is an inefficient organization. It goes bankrupt at last.
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8. The manager is a corrupted person. He was fired last week.
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9. The library is a quiet place. You can hear a fly flying there.
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10. The new novel is a popular book. It sells like hot cakes.
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SHOWING RESULTS WITH EITHER ‘SO + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + THAT-
CLAUSE’ OR ‘SUCH + NOUN + THAT-CLAUSE’

SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1. The castle is so huge that people get lost easily in it.

2. The workers are so efficient that they build a bridge in a week.

3. Jack is so kind that he always feeds the stray dogs.

4. The students played so happily that they forgot the lesson bell.

5. Mary swims so fast that she works as a part-time lifeguard in summer holidays.

6. Michael exercises so regularly that he has a magnificent physique.

7. The company is such an inefficient organization that it goes bankrupt at last.

8. The manager is such a corrupted person that he was fired last week.

9. The library is such a quiet place that you can hear a fly flying there.

10. The new novel is such a popular book that it sells like hot cakes.
EXPRESSING OPINIONS ABOUT SOMETHING

You may express your opinion about something with the sentence structure below.

It is + ADJECTIVE + for / of + NOUN + TO-INFINITIVE

Form complete sentences with the hints given.

Adjective Noun To-infinitive

1. unreasonable the government to raise the income tax rate by 50%

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2. illegal people to spit in the street
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3. dangerous drivers to drive when it rains heavily
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4. controversial the government to ban all cigarette advertisements
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5. impossible students to study and take up a part-time job at the same
time
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6. unacceptable the mass media to twist the facts
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7. nice you to help the old lady
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8. stupid teenagers to commit suicide
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9. irresponsible parents to leave their young children unattended at home
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10. careless pedestrians to cross the road without paying attention to the
traffic
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11. brave the policeman to arrest the armed robber
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12. polite Mary to greet everyone in the morning
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EXPRESSING OPINIONS ABOUT SOMETHING

SUGGESTED ANSWERS
1. It is unreasonable for the government to raise the income tax rate by 50%.

2. It is illegal for people to spit in the street.

3. It is dangerous for drivers to drive when it rains heavily.

4. It is controversial for the government to ban all cigarette advertisements.

5. It is impossible for students to study and take up a part-time job at the same time.

6. It is unacceptable for the mass media to twist the facts.

7. It is nice of you to help the old lady.

8. It is stupid of teenagers to commit suicide.

9. It is irresponsible of parents to leave their young children unattended at home.

10. It is careless of pedestrians to cross the road without paying attention to the traffic.

11. It is brave of the policeman to arrest the armed robber.

12. It is polite of Mary to greet everyone in the morning.