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Putting it another way, why should I bother?

To tell you the truth, I don't think you've much chance of success.

As far as I can tell, there's nothing wrong.

4 In that and in so far as



The party was a disappointment in that/in so far as the celebrity guest

didn't turn up.

Here the sub clause explains in what way the main clause is true.

5 Except

The car's all right, except (that) the heater doesn't work.

Leaving out that is informal.

254 Whoever, whatever etc

1 We can use these words with the meaning 'it doesn't matter who', 'it doesn't

matter what', etc.

Whoever plays in goal, we're bound to lose.

I won't change my mind whatever you say.

Whenever I ring Tracy, she's never there.

I can't draw faces, however hard I try.

We can use whoever, whatever, whichever, whenever, wherever and however.

NOTE

For Whoever is going to be in goal?, • 26(6c).



For Whoever plays in goal wears this shirt,  • 2 8 1 .

2 We can also use no matter.



I won't change my mind no matter what you say.

No matter where we go on holiday, you never like it.

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31 ADVERBIAL CLAUSES


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32

Conditional clauses

255 Summary

The use of conditional clauses • 256

We often use if to express a condition.



If you're going into college, I could give you a lift.

Here there is a conditional clause (If you're going into college) and a main

clause (I could give you a lift).

Conditions can be open or unreal.

Open: If it rains tomorrow, I won't go.

Unreal: If I was a bit taller, I could reach.



Verbs in conditional sentences • 257

There are many different combinations of verb forms. Here are some examples.



If I complain, no one ever takes any notice.

If I complain, no one will take any notice.

If I complained, no one would take any notice.

If I had complained, no one would have taken any notice.

Should, were, had and inversion • 258

We can use inversion in clauses with should, were and had.



Should it rain, the reception will be held indoors.

If, as long as, unless, in case etc • 259

Besides if we can use other conjunctions to express a condition.



You can picnic here as long as you don't leave litter.

256 The use of conditional clauses

1 This real conversation contains some conditional clauses.

RENEWING YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS

Reader: And if I want to renew my books, do I have to come in, or can I phone



and renew them? I think there's a system where I can phone and tell you the

numbers or something like that?

Librarian: Yes, that's quite all right. Or you can even send us a letter. As long as




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