Conditional sentences...
Please tell me If these sentences are correct
1.- She always worries about money. She doesn't enjoy vacations very much
If she didn't worry about money, she would enjoy vacations very much
2.- I don't have anything to read on the plane because I put my book in my checked luggage
If I hadn't put my book in my checked luggage, I would have had 'something' to read on the plane.
on this second sentence, Is it correct to chance 'anything' for something?, cause anything is for negative sentences. Am I right?
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1. Yes, that's it. I'd rewrite the second part to "she'd enjoy her vacation(s) much more", but that's just a matter of taste.
2. Yes, that's perfectly correct as well. However, you can't use substitute "something" with "anything" in this sentence, because the "I would have..." clause is not negative.
Let's assume you had the book with you, and you were glad it wasn't in your checked luggage.
"If I had put my book in my checked luggage, I wouldn't have had anything to read on the plane."
In this case, you can use "something" or even "nothing":
"I wouldn't have had something to read on the plane."
"I would have had nothing to read on the plane."
Extra notes: "IN the second sentence"... "to chanGe"... "BEcause 'anything' is used..." (Please don't use "cause" in place of "because", especially in writing. These are two different words.)
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