Tag: SSC English Grammar

Dear Students,
Our today’s topic in English Grammar series is ‘use if/unless’.
If and unless are used for conditions in the statements.
Unless means if…not.

Look at the sentences carefully and observe how we have changed from one sentence to another.

‘USE Unless’

1. If you do not work hard, you will fail.
   Ans: Unless you work hard, you will fail.
   
   
2. If you work hard, you will pass.
   Ans: Unless you work hard, you will not pass.
   
   
3. If you work hard, you will not fail.
   Ans: Unless you work hard, you will fail.
   
   
4. If you do not work hard, you will not pass.
   Ans: Unless you work hard, you will not pass.
   
   
5. If you do not pay your bill, Your electricity will be cut.
   Ans: Unless you pay your bill, your electricity will be cut.
   
   

‘USE If‘

1. List will not be considered unless the nominated site was first included on the Tentative List.
   Ans: List will not be considered if the nominated site was not first included on the tentative list.
   
   
2. You will never know unless you try.
   Ans: You will never know if you do not try.
   
   
3. I feel sure enough to take her to Chinon unless you stop me.
   Ans: I feel sure enough to take her to Chinon if you do not stop me.
   
   
4. I couldn’t possibly eat anything more unless they had some of those giant asparagus.
   Ans: I couldn’t possibly eat anything more if they had not some of those giant asparagus.
   

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Dear Students,

Our today’s topic is ‘use able to and unable to’. Able to / Unable to is an important grammar lesson which is frequently asked in the Maharashtra board exams.

so Lets start with the lesson.

First we have to remember the rules of helping verb for using able to and unable to.

Can : is, am, are able to 

Can not : is not, am not , are not able to / is , am, are unable to

Could : was, were able to

Could not: was not, were not able to  / was, were unable to

Examples:

1. I can do it tomorrow.
Explanation: Here, can is used so we will remove can and according to the above rule we have to use is, am, are and then able to. Since Subject of the sentence is I and we use ‘am’ for the subject I, the answer of the sentence will be :  
Ans: I am able to do it tomorrow.

Use the explanation above to change the following sentences.

2.She can work hard.
Ans: She is able to work hard. 

3.They can not play well in the game.
Ans: They are not able to play well in the game. 

4. I could manage well enough
Ans: I was able to manage well enough.

5. I knew I could not afford caviar.
Ans: I knew I was unable to afford caviar.

6. She could not read, and it terrified her
Ans: She was unable to read and it terrified her.

7. It is possible for her to join us for tomorrow’s party. 
Ans: She can join us for tomorrow’s party.

8. It is possible for us to play cricket tomorrow.
Ans: We can play cricket tomorrow

9. Hawking could not attend a conference in Arizona.
Ans: Hawking was unable to attend a conference in Arizona.

10. An old and experienced Cuban fisherman could not catch any fish for eighty-four days.
Ans: An old and experienced Cuban fisherman was unable to catch any fish for eighty-four days.

11. Police and judges can not protect our children.
Ans: Police and judges are unable to protect our children. 

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Though, Although and Even though are used to express contrast ideas in the sentence. 

While for normal contrast we use though or although, we use even though for the sentences where there are high contrasts in the sentence. 

Though and although are the same in meaning. 

Remove ‘but’ and use comma(,) at the place of but while using though or although in the sentence.

Use though, although, even though as per the instruction in the question given.

Examples:

1. The hermit listened to the king but said nothing. (use Though)
Ans: Though The hermit listened to the king, he said nothing. 

2. You are fortunate and yet you cannot understand your fortune.(use Though)
Ans: Though You are fortunate, you can not understand your fortune.

3. I was only 15, but an experienced and fairly successful hand. (use Though)
Ans: Though I was only 15, I was an experienced and fairly successful hand.

4. He is strong, but he is timid (use Although)
Ans: Although he is strong, he is timid.

5. He was very tired but completed the work. (use Though)
Ans: Though he was very tired, he completed the work.

6. The policemen ran fast, but couldn’t catch the thief. (use Although)
Ans: Although the policemen ran fast, they couldn’t catch the thief.

7. She was 40 years old but looked younger. (use Although)
Ans: Although She was 40 years old, she looked younger.

8.I love you a lot,  but can’t marry you. (use Although)
Ans: Although I love you a lot, I can’t marry you.

9. we don’t agree but I think she’s a brilliant speaker.
Ans: Even though we don’t agree, I think she’s a brilliant speaker.

10. CSK played very badly but still won the match. 
Ans: Even though CSK played very badly, They still won the match