Postingan kali ini berisi soal-soal latihan conditional sentence type 2 atau kalimat pengandaian tipe 2.
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Berikut soal-soal kalimat pengandaian tipe 2:
Exercise 1
Select the correct options to complete the sentences!
1. Sam is not here. We can't talk to him about it.
If Sam ... here, we ... talk to him about it.
A. Is - cannot
B. Were not - could not
C. Had been - could
D. Were - could
E. Were not - could
2. Bryan is not telling the truth.
The problem will not be able to be solved.
The problem would be solved easily if Bryan ... telling the truth.
A. Were
B. Were not
C. Had been
D. Had not been
E. Did
3. Andrew is not my classmate. I can't copy his homework.
If only Andrew ... my classmate, I ... copy his work.
A. Were - could
B. Were not - could not
C. Is - can
D. Had been - could
E. Were being - could
4. The question is very difficult. I can't answer it.
If the question ... that hard, I would be able to answer it.
A. Is
B. Is not
C. Were
D. Were not
E. Had been
5. The man is really kind-hearted. He always helps people in need.
If the man weren't kind-hearted, he ... help people in need.
A. Will
B. Would
C. Could
D. Will not
E. Would not
6. If she were my sister, I would be very happy.
It means that she ... my sister.
A. Is
B. Is not
C. Were
D. Were not
E. Had been
7. If they were rich, they would be generous philanthropists.
What does the sentence mean?
A. They are rich
B. They will be rich
C. They often give donation
D. They are not able to donate much
E. They are not generous
8. If I knew his address, I would go to his house.
From the above sentence we conclude that ...
A. I know where he lives
B. I am going to go to his house.
C. I have no idea where he lives
D. I don't want to go to his house
E. I have been to his house
9. If she were helping me, the work would be completed soon.
This sentence means that she ... helpful.
A. Is being
B. Were
C. Has been
D. Has not been
E. Would like to be
10. If the weather were nice, we would be at the park playing football.
From the above sentence we know that ...
A. The weather is pleasant
B. We are at the park
C. We don't want to go to the park
D. We are not at the park
E. We will be at the park
Exercise 2
Compose Conditional Sentences type 2 from these pairs of sentences!
1. Dennis is my best friend. I can talk about personal things with him.
If Dennis ...
2. The food tastes delicious. We will take second helping.
If the food ...
3. They are out of town at the moment. We cannot start the negotiation.
If they ...
4. The box is so heavy. Nobody can lift it.
If the box ...
5. The woman is stingy. Her neighbors don't like her.
If the woman ...