Question

Transform the below sentence without changing its meaning by using the conditional word- unless:
If you don’t wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain.
(a) If you wear a raincoat, you will not be drenched in the rain.
(b) Unless you don’t wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain.
(c) Unless you wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain.
(d) If and unless you wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain.

Answer 1

Hint: Read the sentence and understand its meaning. Further, look at the usage of the word ‘unless’ and form a suitable sentence without altering the meaning of the sentence.

Complete answer: The ‘‘conditional clause’ indicates that the action of the main clause will only take place if a specific condition is gratified. For example- If you eat slowly, I will give you chocolate. Here, the action of the main clause would take place if X fulfils the condition. In the given question- The correct answer is; Unless you wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain.
Now, let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘If you wear a raincoat, you will not be drenched in the rain’ is an incorrect option because we need to use the conditional word ‘unless’.
Option b- ‘Unless you don’t wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain’ is an incorrect option because the use of ‘don’t change the entire context of the sentence.
Option c- ‘Unless you wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain’ is the correct option because we can see the accurate use of the conditional word-unless.
Option d- ‘If and unless you wear a raincoat, you will be drenched in the rain’ is an incorrect option because we cannot use both the conditional words- if and unless together.
The correct answer is Option ‘c’.

Note: A conditional clause or phrase is formed with the help of the conditional word + will + the condition. Also, remember that conditional words are usually positioned at the beginning of the sentence.