Thursday, February 13, 2014

6E: Grammar #7: Unreal conditionals (due Sunday, 2/16)

Complete the following sentences with unreal conditional statements.

1. I don't have a lot of money. However,...
2. I like/don't like surprises (choose one), but...
3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but...
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but...
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself,...
6. I agree/disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but...
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but...
8. I'm in favor/not in favor (choose one) of legalizing marijuana, but...
9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional--...
10. We do/don't have Valentines Day in my country, but...

25 comments:

  1. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, If I had 1 million, I would travel around the world.
    2. I don't like surprises, but if I did, I would have more surprised gifts.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I hadn't, I would felt this semester.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would change education's system.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about my self, I would change my gender.
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but If I agreed, I would attend single-sex school someday.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but If my English were , I would get a good job.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world-alive, dead or fictional, he would be Jason Statham.
    10. We don't have Valentines Day in my country, but If my country had, It would be an amazing day.

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    1. 2. surprising gifts
      3. incorrect
      5. really?
      9. I have no idea who Jason Statham is!

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  2. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if i had a million dollars, i would buy an Aston Martin
    2. I like surprise parties, but only if they were not for me.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if i did, i would have got a good recommendation letter.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if i were, i would think more about the poor.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, i would be less sarcastic.
    6. I agree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if i didn`t i would still consider it
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, i would have got admitted to the university.
    8. I'm in not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if i were, i would participate in the campaign promoting for it.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, i would spend that day with Leonardo da Vinci.
    10. We do have Valentines Day in my country, but if we didn't, we would create one eventually.

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    1. 2. ...but only if they ARE not for me.
      3. incorrect
      7. gotten admitted... no, I think your English is pretty close to perfect ;)
      9. Nice!

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  3. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if i had 1 million dollars, I would buy a fancy house.
    2. I don't like surprise, but if did, my life would be more interesting.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if i had, I would be a good student.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if i were, i would try to create more jobs for young people.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, i would change my native language into English.
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I did, I would send my children to single sex schools.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would defeat many competitors who want to get the same job as I do.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if i were, I would be a legal drug dealer.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, I would spend a day with Loki.
    10. We have Valentines Day in my country, but if we didn't, we could save more money in gifts or expensive restaurants.

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    1. 5. LOL
      6. incorrect
      7. you make it sound like getting a job is a battle!
      8. you would be a dealer or a smoker?
      9. I have no idea who Loki is. I must be old, I guess.

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  4. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had enough money, I would go home once a month
    2. I don't like surprises, but if I did, I would have enjoyed my aunt's visit last week more.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I had finished them, I wouldn't have spent my weekend sticking to the laptop.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were the president of Vietnam, I would reform the educational system.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I wish I could be taller.
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I did, I would regret for not having experienced an all-girl studying environment once.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would have been accepted to the university
    8. I'm in not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, I would read more information about this issue.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, I wish it could be Ernest Hemingway.
    10. We don't have Valentines Day in my country, but if we did, it would be celebrated by young people only.

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    1. 3. stuck to the laptop :D
      6. incorrect
      9. Are you a fan of American fiction?

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    2. 6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I did, I would have regretted for not experiencing an all-girl studying environment once.

      I'm just a fan of Hemingway :D, and Cormac McCarthy also :D

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    3. 6. but if I didn't (disagree)...

      I'm impressed with your reading.

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  5. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, If I had a lot of money, I would travel to my country when I feel sad
    2. I like surprises, but if I did not, I would be angry when my friends make me one.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I had, you would have been happy.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would change some laws
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I wouldn't change any thing.
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I did, I would send my son to one
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it did, I would have an excellent job.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I did, I would not smoke it
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world dead, I would spend that day with my dear grandmother.
    10. We have Valentine's Day in my country, but if we didn't, we would not spent a lot money that day.

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    1. 2. but if I didn't
      6. incorrect
      7. incorrect
      8. incorrect
      10. spend

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    2. 6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I didn't, I would send my son to one.
      7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would have an excellent job.
      8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, I would not smoke it

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  6. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, I will be a rich man if I study hard.
    2. I like surprises, but if I had been bad mood, it had better not to come.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if Holly gives me a second chances, I will do them all.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I was the leader, I would make some changes.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, it would be my knowledge.
    6. I agree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if had a son, I would send him to coed school.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if I keep studying it, I will like a native English speaker.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if the law passed, I would totally respect it.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, I would spend the day with Jesus.
    10. We do have Valentines Day in my country, but if we didn't, we still have the First full moon festival.

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    1. Hi Haw! I feel like you're in 6E!

      1. okay
      2. incorrect
      3. okay
      4. incorrect
      9. Wow!

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  7. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, If I had a million dollars, I would give scholarships for the best students in my country.
    2. I don't like surprises, but if I did, I would like to be surprised with a Ferrari as a gift in my anniversary.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I had, I would finish level 6 with success.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would end the corruption.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my sense of perfectionism.
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but didn't, I would enroll my son in a single sex-school.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would be studying my master degree in civil engineering.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, I would use it as a medicine.
    9. If I could spend a day with one fictional person in the world, I would spend it with Denzel Washington.
    10. We do have Valentines Day in my country, but if we didn't, we would create a day to celebrate the couple's love.

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  8. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, If I had enough, I would buy you a house.
    2. I don't like surprises , but If I did , I would like to get surprised each day.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I did , I would have got plenty of time to play.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would pay homeless people.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself I would be more organized
    6. I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I didn’t I would send my kids to single sex.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it wasn’t , I wouldn’t be attending language classes.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but If I were , I would buy it first
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional—I would spend it with Zidane.
    10. We don’t have Valentines Day in my country, but If we did , I would have distributed flowers and chocolate in the street.

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    1. 1. You'd buy me a house? Really? If you bought me a house, you would definitely be my favorite student. And if you bought me a house on the beach, you would be my most favorite student EVER.

      2. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if it happened every day!

      3. incorrect
      4. What would you pay homeless people for?
      5. Me too.
      7. incorrect
      9. I don't know who Zidane is.
      10. :D

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  9. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However,...
    I don’t have a lot of money. However, If I had money, I would buy a car.
    2. I like/don't like surprises (choose one), but...
    I don’t like surprises, but If I liked, I wouldn’t fight with my girlfriend so often.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but...
    I haven’t done all of the blog work this semester, but If I have done it, Holly wouldn’t have been reminding me.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but... If I were a leader in my country, everything would be so different.
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself,...
    If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my laziness.
    6. I agree/disagree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but...
    I disagree that single sex schools are better than co-ed, but If I didn’t disagree, I wouldn’t have tried to won my debate last week.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but...
    My English isn’t perfect yet, but if it were, I would be working.
    8. I'm in favor/not in favor (choose one) of legalizing marijuana, but...
    I’m not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were in favor, I would have presented some different arguments to the government.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional--...
    If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would definitely chose my girlfriend to stay with me.
    10. We do/don't have Valentines Day in my country, but...
    We do have Valentine’s Day in my country, but if we didn’t have Valentine ’s Day, my country would be sad on February 14th.

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    1. 2. but if I liked them...
      3. incorrect
      6. win
      9. that's very romantic. I will ask you the same question in a few years ;)

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    2. 3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but...
      I haven’t done all of the blog work this semester, but If I had, I wouldn’t be so stress right now.

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  10. 1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I did, I wouldn't look for a scholarship.
    2. I don't like surprises, but if I did, I would astonish you by not be late for class.
    3. I haven't done all of the blog work this semester, but if I had, I would have improved my grammar skill.
    4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, people would call me "King Kemal"
    5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would promote my English skill level to yours.
    6. I agree that single sex schools are better than co-education, but if I didn't agree, I wouldn't have defended single sex schools in debate.
    7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would have already started to teach in LCC.
    8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I did, I would have already started to commerce of marijuana.
    9. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional-- I would choose prophet Mohammed
    10. We have Valentines Day in my country, but if we didn't, streets wouldn't be full of flower vendor on that day.

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    1. 2. by not BEING late for class.
      Kemal, if you came to class on time (in reality, you don't), I would be shocked indeed.

      4. ;)
      5. LOL
      8. incorrect

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