Week9 day3-unless

What are other ways to express this conditional statement without changing its meaning?
If you do not study, you will fail.
Unless you study, you will fail. UNLESS=if not
As long as you study you will not fail.
Provided that you study, you will not fail.

Unless means the same as if ... not. It always refer to the conditional part of the sentence and not the result part of the sentence:
If he doesn't get here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
Unless he gets here soon, we will have to start the meeting without him.
We can use provided that/providing, as long as , and so long as when we want to emphasize condition. Provided that and as long as mean if and only if ( providing and so long as are a little less formal):
I will agree to these conditions provided that they increase my salary. (I will only agree if they give me more money.)
The strike will be successful as long as we all stay together. (It will only succeed if we all stay together.)

Find other ways in expressing the following statements:
You can stay here as long as you keep quiet.
My leg's broken. I can't stand up unless you help me.
If you can speak English, you may apply for this position.
If the President decides to resign, many people will be happy.
If the weather is nice, she walks to work.

Week9 day3-unless

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