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Connectors · CEFR B2 · Confident
Unless means if not, and already carries the negative. As long as and provided that set a condition that must hold.
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Unless you hurry, we will be late.
unless / as long as / provided that + clause
Question 1 of 1
Choose an answer, then check why it fits.
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Example 1 of 1
Unless you hurry, we will be late.
"Unless" already means "if not", so a second negative reverses it.
The shape
unless / as long as / provided that + clause
Set a condition without saying "if not".
In Hindi
unless का मतलब है "अगर नहीं" — नकार उसी में शामिल है। as long as शर्त रखता है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Unless you don't hurry, we will be late. | Unless you hurry, we will be late. "Unless" already means "if not", so a second negative reverses it. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
unless / as long as / provided is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to connectors. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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