Grammar: Conditional Clauses (Type 1) — Class 9 MCQs with Answers
Class 9 CBSE English · Chapter 23
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Grammar: Conditional Clauses (Type 1) — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 9 English)
12 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation.
- Q1Easy
Fill in the blank: 'If it rains this evening, we ___ cancel the picnic.'
A.will✓ CorrectB.wouldC.would haveD.hadAnswer: A. will
Explanation: A Type 1 conditional pairs the simple present with 'will'.
- Q2Easy
Fill in the blank: 'Unless you hurry, you ___ miss the train.'
A.wouldB.would haveC.hadD.will✓ CorrectAnswer: D. will
Explanation: 'Unless' is a negative 'if' and still takes a Type 1 main clause.
- Q3Easy
Which sentence is a Type 1 conditional?
A.If I had wings, I would fly.B.If she calls, I will answer.✓ CorrectC.If he had studied, he would have passed.D.If you heat ice, it melts.Answer: B. If she calls, I will answer.
Explanation: Only 'If she calls, I will answer' pairs a present condition with a future result.
- Q4Easy
Fill in the blank: 'If you ___ early, you will catch the first bus.'
A.leftB.had leftC.leave✓ CorrectD.will leaveAnswer: C. leave
Explanation: The 'if' clause of a Type 1 conditional stays in the simple present.
- Q5Easy
Fill in the blank: 'Take an umbrella in case it ___ later.'
A.rains✓ CorrectB.will rainC.rainedD.would rainAnswer: A. rains
Explanation: 'In case' behaves like a conditional clause and takes the present.
- Q6Medium
Identify the error: 'If it will rain tomorrow, we will cancel the trip.'
A.first will rain should be rains✓ CorrectB.second will cancel should be cancelC.tomorrow should be todayD.trip should be the tripAnswer: A. first will rain should be rains
Explanation: The 'if' clause never carries 'will' in a Type 1 conditional.
- Q7Medium
Rewrite with 'unless': 'If you do not practise, you will not improve.'
A.Unless you practise, you will improve.B.Unless you will practise, you will not improve.C.Unless you practise, you will not improve.✓ CorrectD.Unless you do not practise, you will not improve.Answer: C. Unless you practise, you will not improve.
Explanation: 'Unless' already carries the negative, so the verb after it becomes positive.
- Q8Medium
Which sentence is NOT a Type 1 conditional?
A.If she agrees, we will proceed.B.If the shop opens, I will buy milk.C.If it snows, the roads will close.D.If I were you, I would apologise.✓ CorrectAnswer: D. If I were you, I would apologise.
Explanation: 'If I were you' is a Type 2 conditional about an unreal present situation.
- Q9Medium
Rearrange: 'the / if / you / will / miss / hurry / not / do / bus / you'
A.If not you do hurry, you will miss the bus.B.If you do not hurry, you will miss the bus.✓ CorrectC.If you will not hurry, you miss the bus.D.You will miss the bus if you will not hurry.Answer: B. If you do not hurry, you will miss the bus.
Explanation: The condition takes the present and the result takes 'will'.
- Q10Hard
Identify the error: 'If the committee will approve the plan, work starts next week.'
A.committee should be committeesB.next week should be the next weekC.will approve should be approves✓ CorrectD.starts should be startedAnswer: C. will approve should be approves
Explanation: The 'if' clause takes the present; the main clause may take the present for a scheduled event.
- Q11Hard
Which sentence changes meaning if 'unless' replaces 'if ... not'?
A.I will go if it does not rain.B.I will not go if it does not rain.✓ CorrectC.He will pass if he does not panic.D.She will help if she is not busy.Answer: B. I will not go if it does not rain.
Explanation: 'I will not go unless it rains' reverses the sense of 'I will not go if it does not rain'.
- Q12Hard
Choose the sentence that correctly distinguishes a real from an unreal condition.
A.If he comes tomorrow, I will meet him; if he were here now, I would meet him at once.✓ CorrectB.If he will come tomorrow, I would meet him; if he was here now, I will meet him.C.If he came tomorrow, I will meet him; if he is here now, I would meet him.D.If he comes tomorrow, I would meet him; if he were here now, I will meet him.Answer: A. If he comes tomorrow, I will meet him; if he were here now, I would meet him at once.
Explanation: The first is a real future possibility and the second an unreal present situation.
Key concepts: Grammar: Conditional Clauses (Type 1) (Class 9 English)
A Type 1 conditional talks about a real, likely future: the if-clause takes the simple present and the main clause takes 'will'. This chapter drills that pattern, the connectors that replace 'if', and how to tell Type 1 apart from Type 0 and Type 2.
- The Type 1 pattern
- If + simple present, … will + bare infinitive: 'If it rains this evening, we WILL cancel the picnic'; 'If you press this button, the machine WILL start.'
- Never 'will' after 'if'
- The condition clause stays in the simple present: 'If you LEAVE early, you will catch the first bus' — not 'if you will leave'.
- 'Shall' in the main clause
- With the first person, 'shall' is an acceptable Type 1 main clause: 'If they arrive on time, we SHALL start the programme.'
- 'Unless'
- 'Unless' means 'if not' and already carries the negative, so the verb after it stays POSITIVE: 'If you do not practise, you will not improve' becomes 'UNLESS you practise, you will not improve.'
- Other conditional connectors
- 'Provided', 'as long as' and 'in case' all behave like 'if' and take the simple present: 'You may borrow the book PROVIDED you RETURN it next week.'
- Type 0 — general truth
- Present in BOTH clauses, for something always true: 'If you mix red and blue, you GET purple.' There is no 'will'.
- Type 2 — unreal present
- Past tense in the if-clause and 'would' in the main clause, for something imaginary or impossible: 'If I WERE you, I WOULD apologise'; 'If I were a bird, I would fly over the mountains.'
- Telling the three apart
- Ask what the sentence claims. Always true is Type 0; a real future possibility is Type 1; imaginary or contrary to fact is Type 2 — and 'were' with 'I' is the giveaway for Type 2.
- Imperative + 'and'
- 'Work hard and you will succeed' converts directly into a positive Type 1: 'IF you work hard, you will succeed.'
- Imperative + 'or'
- 'Hurry up or you will be late' converts into a NEGATIVE condition: 'If you DO NOT hurry up, you will be late.' The 'or' is what flips it.
- Removing 'if'
- The reverse also works: 'If you do not leave now, you will miss the flight' becomes 'Leave now OR you will miss the flight.'
- Phrases of condition
- A prepositional phrase can expand into an if-clause: 'Without water, the crop will fail' becomes 'If the crop DOES NOT GET water, it will fail.'
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A Type 1 conditional talks about a real, likely future: the if-clause takes the simple present and the main clause takes 'will'. This chapter drills that pattern, the connectors that replace 'if', and how to tell Type 1 apart from Type 0 and Type 2. Key ideas include The Type 1 pattern, Never 'will' after 'if', 'Shall' in the main clause, 'Unless', Other conditional connectors, Type 0 — general truth.
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