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Which type of conditional? "If Texas Red had surrendered, he wouldn’t have been shot."
third
Which type of conditional is this sentence? "If you listen to country music, you hear great stories."
zero
Which type of conditional is this sentence? "If an outlaw runs, the ranger will chase him."
first
Which type of conditional is this sentence? "If Texas Red were smarter, he would avoid the duel."
second
Which conditional describes a past event that cannot be changed?
third
"If the Arizona Ranger ______ (not arrive), the town would have stayed afraid of Texas Red."
hadn't arrived
"If country music ______ (not mix) with pop, it wouldn’t be so mainstream today."
hadn't mixed
"If an outlaw ______ (draw) his gun first, he has a better chance of winning."
draws
"If country music continues to evolve, more artists ______ (experiment) with new sounds."
will experiment
"If Texas Red were more cautious, he ______ (not die)."
would not die
Rewrite this sentence in the second conditional: "If the outlaw had trained more, he might have won."
If the outlaw trained more, he might/would win.
Rewrite this sentence in the first conditional: "If country music didn’t evolve, it wouldn’t be popular today."
If country music evolves, it will stay popular.
Rewrite this sentence in the third conditional: "If the Arizona Ranger is slower, he loses the duel."
If the Arizona Ranger had been slower, he would have lost the duel.
Rewrite this sentence in the zero conditional: "If you challenge a ranger, you will probably lose."
If you challenge a ranger, you lose.
Rewrite this sentence using "unless": "If the outlaw doesn’t surrender, the ranger will shoot."
Unless the outlaw surrenders, the ranger will shoot.
Make a zero conditional sentence about country music.
Example: If a song has a good story, people love it.
