Unless/ As long as

0UNLESS
'+Basically means if not
• Unless we Leave now, we'll be late.
• If we don't Leave now, we'll be late.
Use only positive verb with II unless II
Unless you study, you will not succeed. 0
Unless you don't study, you .... @
® '+ Do not use unless with "not •

@AS LONG AS
As long as you study, you will do well.
As long as you don't study, you won't do well.
Unless I If not I as long as ... not

basically all mean the same thing

ALTERNATIVES TO IF IN CONDITIONALS
UNLESS
=IF NOT
I won't go to the party unless you go too. (=I won't go if you don't go too.}

IN CASE
BECAUSE SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN
I'll take an umbrella In a1se it rains. (=I will take it because it might rain.}
I'll take an umbrella If It rains. (=I will take it only if it rains.}

WHETHER OR NOT
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN IN EITHER OF TWO POSSIBIUTIES
I'll help him if he needs me. (=I will help him only if he needs me.}
I'll help him whether or not he needs me. (=I will help him if he needs me, and I
will help him if he doesn't need me. too.)

EVEN IF
(=WHETHER OR Non. MORE EMPHASIS
Even if you apologise, he'll never forgive you.
(=Whether or not you apologise, he'll never forgive you.}

AS LONG AS, PROVIDED/PROVIDING THAT, ON CONDITION THAT, ONLY IF

(=If) TO EMPHASISE THE CONDITION
I'll tell you what really happened as long as/only if you can keep the secret
I'll lend you the money provided/on condition (that) you pay me back next month.

(=IF) IMAGINING A SITUATION

Supposing I got a job, I wouldn't be able to travel with you next summer.
Suppose she doesn't believe you, what would you do then?
 use d"1n con
•
0ther exDress1ons
. I 1onaI causes:
I
UNLESS You won't finish the race unless you pace yourself.

WHETHER...OR NOT Whether you pay or not, you won't get in without an
invitation.

ON CONDITION THAT "I will only tell my age on the condition that you tell
yours."
PROVIDED THAT
"I will only tell my age provided that you tell yours"
PROVIDING THAT
"I will only tell my age providing that you tell yours"
SO LONG AS
"I will only tell my age so long as you tell yours"
AS LONG AS
"I will only tell my age as long as you tell yours"
ASSUMING THAT
"Assuming that it's fine tomorrow, we'll go for a swim"
SUPPOSING THAT
"What would you do supposing that you were given the
c hone e to see the future ?"
OTHER WAYS OF EXAMPLES
SAYING "IF"
AS LONG AS We'll go up to the 1nountains this weekend AS LONG AS
theweather is 01(.
PROVIDED/PROVIDING You can have a pet PROVIDED/PROVIDING THAT you
(THAT) look after it properly.

ON CONDITION (THAT) You can have a pet ON CONDITION THAT you look after
it properly.
SUPPOSE/SUPPOSING SUPPOSE/SUPPOSING the price of oil tripled to1norrow,
whatwould happen?
BUT FOR+ noun BUT FOR your help, I wouldn't have done it.

OTHERW ISE You should have your air conditioned serviced.

OTHERWISE, you will waste a lot of energy.
UNLESS UNLESS govern1nents act now, the environ1nentwill
suffer.
IN CASE Take a coat with you IN CASE the '"'eather gets worse.
IN CASE OF+ noun IN CASE OF fire, leave the building i1n1nediately.