Ex.4. Fill the gaps with the words

a) The publishing house’s new _____is a color daily newspaper.

b) The plant_____ a new model of car every spring.

c) The ___ of this worker has gone down over the last 5 years.

d) 486 computer is not as ____ as Pentium III.

e) The _____ of computers make huge investments in their industries.

f) The Board of Governors of State of New York has come to a decision to decrease the _____ of cheap products.

Grammar: Subjunctive Mood I.

The first type of sentences is probable. The verb in the if - clause is in the present tense; the verb in the main clause is in the future simple. I doesn’t matter which comes first: If he runs he’ll get there in time.

This type of sentence implies that the action in the if -clause is quite probable.

Possible variations of the basic form.

• Variations of the main clause. Instead of if + present + may/might (possibility): If the fog gets thicker the plane may/might be diverted.
• If + present + may (permission) or can (permission or ability): If your documents are in order you may/can leave at once.
• If + present + must, should or any expressions of command, request or advice: If you want to lose weight you must/ should eat less bread.
• If + present + another present tense, if + two present tenses is used to express automatic or habitual results: If you heat ice turns to water
• If + present continuous, to indicate a present action or a future arrangement: If you are waiting for a bus (present action) you’d better join the queue.
• If + present perfect: If you have finished dinner I’ll ask the waiter for the bill.