2017-02-25 11:19:19
Use of if and unless
If
If means on (the) condition that, provided (that), providing (that), presuming (that), supposing (that), assuming (that), as long as...
If I am free this evening, I will watch the match.
Unless
Unless means except if.
You will feel cold unless you wear a warm jacket.
If and unless in conditional sentences
Both if and unless are used to introduce conditional sentences:
Conditional Sentence Type 1:
If we don't hurry, we will be late for the show.
Unless we hurry, we will be late for the show.
Conditional Sentence Type 2
If he had permission from his parents, he would travel alone.
Unless he had permission from his parents, he wouldn't travel alone.
Conditional Sentence Type 3
If you hadn't suggested it, I wouldn't have phoned him.
Unless you had suggested it, I wouldn't have phoned him.
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