Question

Дополните условные предложения третьего типа: 1. Meucci (not be able) to develop his ideas if he (stay) in Cuba. 2. He (not sell) his plans for a telephone if he (not become) ill. 3. If she (sell) his ideas, he (become) a very rich man. 4. If Meucci (publish) his ideas, Alexander Graham Bell (not become) so famous. 5. If Gutenberg (not invent) the prinring press, ordinary people (not have) books. 6. If European countries (not have) gunpowder, they (not build) such big empires. 7. If Fleming (not discover) penicillin, we (not find) a cure for many diseases. 8. If someone else (invent) the World Wide Web, perhaps they (not make) it free.

Answer 1

1 Meucci wouldn't have been able to develop his ideas if he had stayed in Cuba.
2 He wouldn't have sold his plants for a telephone if he hadn't become ill.
3 If she had sold his ideas, he would have become a very rich man.
4 If Meucci had published his ideas, Alexander Graham Bell wouldn't have become so famous.
5 If Gutenberg hadn't invented the printing press, ordinary people wouldn't have had books.
6 If European countries hadn't had gunpowder, they wouldn't have built such big empires.
7 If Fleming hadn't discovered penicillin, we wouldn't have found a cure for many disease.
8 If someone else hadn't invented the World Wide Web, perhaps they wouldn't have made it free.