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We use the conjunction unless to mean ‘except if’. The clause which follows unless is a subordinate clause (sc): it needs a main clause (mc) to make a complete sentence. …
We use the conjunction unless to mean ‘except if’. The clause which follows unless is a subordinate clause (sc): it needs a main clause (mc) to make a complete sentence. When unless comes before the main clause, we use a comma: Unless [SC] it rains, [MC] we’ll go for a picnic by the river tomorrow.
The meaning of UNLESS is except on the condition that : under any other circumstance than. How to use unless in a sentence.
Unless means something similar to ‘if … not’ or ‘except if’. The verb forms in the examples are similar to sentences with if: we use the present simple in the unless -clause and shall, should, will, would, can, could, may or might in the main clause:
conjunction. /ənˈles/ used to say that something can only happen or be true in a particular situation. You won't get paid for time off unless you have a doctor's note. I won't tell them—not unless you say I can. Unless I'm mistaken, she was back at work yesterday. He hasn't got any hobbies—unless you call watching TV a hobby. Join us.
Unless definition: except under the circumstances that. See examples of UNLESS used in a sentence.
Unless is used to introduce the only situation in which something will take place or be true. In the 1940s, unless she wore gloves a woman was not properly dressed... You must not give compliments unless you mean them. You cannot use unless to talk about a situation that results from
unless. You usually use unless to say that something can only happen or be true in particular circumstances. For example, instead of saying 'I will go to France only if the firm pays my expenses', you can say 'I will not go to France unless the firm pays my expenses'.
Unless is a subordinating conjunction. Here is how we use it correctly. More examples with unless. I’m not going to the party unless you come too. I don’t want to go alone. We won’t get a table at the restaurant unless we get there early. Unless I’m mistaken, John’s house is the second on the left. We can go in the car – unless you’d prefer to walk
USAGE: Unless, in case, or else • You use unless when saying that if something does not happen, something else will happen: Unless I hear from you (= if I don’t hear from you), I’ll assume everything’s OK.
