Unless Exercises

1. What does "unless" introduce in a sentence?

A condition or exception
A certainty
A similarity
A contrast

2. Which of the following sentences uses "unless" correctly?

Unless you study, you will not pass the exam.
You will not pass the exam, unless you study.
Unless you will study, you will not pass the exam.
You will not pass the exam unless you will study.

3. What kind of conjunction is "unless"?

Coordinating conjunction
Correlative conjunction
Subordinating conjunction
Conjunctive adverb

4. Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

Unless you hurry, you will miss the bus.
You will miss the bus unless you hurry.
Unless you will hurry, you will miss the bus.
You will miss the bus, unless you hurry.

5. Which of the following is NOT a common mistake when using "unless"?

Using it interchangeably with "if"
Using "unless" without a negative term
Using "unless" at the beginning of a sentence
Wrong order of the clauses

6. Which sentence uses "unless" to introduce a condition?

Unless you apologize, she will not speak to you.
She will not speak to you, unless you apologize.
Unless you apologize, she will speak to you.
She will speak to you, unless you apologize.

7. Which of the following sentences uses "unless" incorrectly?

Unless you pay the bill, your electricity will be cut off.
You will be cut off unless you pay the electricity bill.
Unless you will pay the bill, your electricity will be cut off.
Your electricity will be cut off, unless you pay the bill.

8. Which of the following is a synonym for "unless"?

Although
However
If not
Despite

9. Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

Unless you try, you will never know.
You will never know, unless you try.
Unless you will try, you will never know.
You will never know unless you will try.

10. Which of the following sentences uses "unless" to introduce an exception?

Unless it rains, we will go for a walk.
We will go for a walk, unless it rains.
Unless it will rain, we will go for a walk.
We will go for a walk unless it will rain.