Advanced Negation in Conditionals
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Question 1 of 5
___ you study, you will not pass
AnswerUnlessUNLESS you study means IF YOU DO NOT STUDY. Negation is embedded. Failure looms.
Question 2 of 5
He was careful ___ he make a single error
AnswerlestLEST means SO THAT ... NOT. Errors were avoided. Care was taken.
Question 3 of 5
___ your cooperation, this would have been impossible
AnswerWithoutWITHOUT introduces absence. Cooperation was given. Success followed.
Question 4 of 5
Not ___ you apologised a thousand times would I forgive you
AnswerifNOT IF emphasises absolute refusal. Apologies are insufficient. Forgiveness is withheld.
Question 5 of 5
Which is the most formal negative conditional?
AnswerLestLEST is archaic and highly formal. Legal and liturgical contexts preserve it. Modern speech forgets.
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