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If Clauses 4

1. Had it not been for the variety and flexibility of its trades, Huddersfield, like so many of the other textile towns, ____ into a decline in the 20th century.

was going

had gone

would have gone

would go

had been gone

2. If aluminium is used in place of steel in bridge construction, ____.

this would be especially suitable in long-span bridges

resistance to atmospheric corrosion had been better

there would have been a reduction in maintenance costs

erection and foundation costs will be lower

there has been a considerable increase in the safe volume of traffic

3. If I had heard about this conference on Satellite Services even a little earlier, I would most certainly have prepared a paper for it.

Unfortunately, I havent had sufficient time to write a paper for that conference on Satellite Services, though I would very much have liked to have done so.

I knew nothing about this conference on Satellite Services until it was too late to write a paper for it, but I certainly would have if time had allowed.

Theres still time to write a paper for that conference they are talking about on Satellite Services, and I would certainly like to do so.

If only they had informed me about the conference on Satellite Services. I would definitely have got this paper ready a lot earlier.

If they had given out some information about the conference on Satellite Services at an earlier date, it might have bean possible to have given a paper there.

4. In relation to the size of the population, the commerce of the mainland colonies of America at this time was unusually large.

At this period, the commercial activities of the mainland colonies of America were considerable even though the population was increasing only slowly.

Since the population of the mainland colonies of America at this time was small their trading activities were comparatively large.

Considering how small the population of the mainland colonies of America was at this time, the variety of their trading activities was quite surprising.

If the size of the population is taken into consideration, the trading activities of the mainland colonies of America in this period were remarkably extensive.

The commerce of the mainland colonies of America at this time increased as quickly as the population increased.

5. If Britain ----- the euro, say in 2004, the stability pact ----- highly important.

will be joining / is becoming

has joined / will have become

will have joined / will become

would join / has become

were to join / would become

6. The manual workers in the automobile factory are threatening to go on strike -----.

if they do not receive an adequate pay rise

after their pay claim is granted

that working conditions are not improving fast enough

even if the union hadnt offered any support

which is due to start next week

7. The evacuation of the World Trade Center towers might have been easier -----.

unless some of the steel columns had been heated beyond their melting point

since in some places stairways are required to be in different corners of tall buildings

if the multiple stairways had not all been in the central core of the building

so long as effective fire-proofing had been installed

after so many of the offices had already been vacated

8. If she ----- to the interview in a more positive state of mind, she ----- a better impression.

will go / would make

goes / has made

had gone / might have made

would go / had made

has gone / makes

9. The post is mine ----- I agree to stay with the firm for at least three years.

in case

conditionally

whether

accordingly

10. If only the tax return over the year had been as high as had been predicted, ________________.

this can easily be accounted for

they have underestimated their economic commitments

some people regard accounting as an art, not a science

companies are no longer the unified, self-contained organizations that they used to be

such increased government outlays on public services would have been feasible