Paraphrase the sentences to form Conditional type 2 or type 3
Paraphrase the sentences as in the example to make Conditional sentence — type 2 or type 3. Do not use short forms. Mind the punctuation.
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They don’t watch the news, so they don’t know much about politics.
If they watched the news, they would know much about politics.
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She didn’t pick him up from school, so he walked home.
If she had picked him up from school, he would not have walked.
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1.He does not know English, so he can not get a better job.If he knew English, he could get a better job.
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2.She did not go to school yesterday, so she did not meet her friends there.If she had gone to school yesterday, she would have met her friend there.
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3.It was cloudy yesterday, so we did not sunbath.If it had not been cloudy yesterday, we would have sunbathed.
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4.We are ill, so we can not take part in the race.If we were not ill, we could take part in the race.
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5.They have a lot of heavy bags, so they can not walk.If they did not have a lot of heavy bags, they could walk.
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6.He did not prepare for the test, so he failed it.If he had prepared for the test, he would not have failed it.
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7.I was not at work yesterday, so I did not finish the report.If I had been at work yesterday, I would have finished the report.
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8.They do not have tickets for the concert, so they stay at home.If they had tickets for the concert, they would not stay at home.
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9.I did not take my camera, so I did not shoot the dawn.If I had taken my camera, I would have shot the dawn.
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10.They are busy, so they will not visit me.If they were not busy, they would visit me.
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