1 If you sing before 7 a.m., you ___ (cry) before 11 a.m.
2 If you (not take) down the Christmas decorations
before Twelfth Night, you'll have bad luck.
3 If you have an itchy nose, you (have) an argument
with someone soon.
4 In Russia, if you aren't married and you sit at the corner
of the table, you (not marry) anyone in the next
seven years.
5 In Ireland, you (not have) bad luck if you put
a penny in your shoe.
Explanation: This is a conditional statement in the future tense. The use of "will" indicates a future consequence. The condition is singing before 7 a.m. and the consequence is crying before 11 a.m.
Steps to solve:
- Note the condition: singing before 7 a.m.
- Note the consequence: crying before 11 a.m.
2. If you do not take down the Christmas decorations before Twelfth Night, you'll have bad luck.
Explanation: This is a conditional statement in the future tense. The use of "will" indicates a future consequence. The condition is not taking down the Christmas decorations before Twelfth Night and the consequence is having bad luck.
Steps to solve:
- Note the condition: not taking down the Christmas decorations before Twelfth Night.
- Note the consequence: having bad luck.
3. If you have an itchy nose, you will have an argument with someone soon.
Explanation: This is a conditional statement in the future tense. The use of "will" indicates a future consequence. The condition is having an itchy nose and the consequence is having an argument with someone soon.
Steps to solve:
- Note the condition: having an itchy nose.
- Note the consequence: having an argument with someone soon.
4. In Russia, if you aren't married and you sit at the corner of the table, you will not marry anyone in the next seven years.
Explanation: This is a conditional statement in the future tense. The use of "will" indicates a future consequence. The condition is not being married and sitting at the corner of the table in Russia, and the consequence is not marrying anyone in the next seven years.
Steps to solve:
- Note the condition: not being married and sitting at the corner of the table in Russia.
- Note the consequence: not marrying anyone in the next seven years.
5. In Ireland, you will not have bad luck if you put a penny in your shoe.
Explanation: This is a conditional statement in the future tense. The use of "will" indicates a future consequence. The condition is putting a penny in your shoe in Ireland, and the consequence is not having bad luck.
Steps to solve:
- Note the condition: putting a penny in your shoe in Ireland.
- Note the consequence: not having bad luck.