IELTS Grammar Exercise 7

IELTS Grammar Exercise 7 is a review of conditional sentence structures in the English language:

In spoken English, the phrase "if I were you" is used to give advice.

Example: If I were you, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

The phrase "in your shoes" can be used instead of "you" in conversational English.

The phrases "in your position" and "in your situation" can also be used instead of "you" and are more formal than "in your shoes".

Examples:

If I were in your shoes, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

If I were in your position, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

If I were in your situation, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

This type of advice can be made more formal by putting the word "were" first in the sentence. This sentence structure is known as the subjunctive.

Look at these examples of grammatically correct conditional sentences:

Were I you, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

Were I in your position, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

Were I in your situation, I would try to finish the assignment on time.

Look at the grammar examples above. Then complete the exercises below by making grammatically correct sentences out of the jumbled words.

(1) were / I / supervisor / you / I / tell / my / would

(2) I / wouldn't / hard / so / I / in / position / your / work

(3) shoes / in / I / speak / her / were / would / in / I / to

(4) I / more / you / exercise / get / I / would

(5) I / crazy / would / in / go / situation / your / were / I

IELTS Grammar Exercise 7

ANSWERS:

(1) If I were you, I would tell my supervisor.

(2) Were I in your position, I wouldn't work so hard.

(3) If I were in your shoes, I would speak to her.

(4) Were I you, I would get more exercise.

(5) If I were in your situation, I would go crazy.