A little exercise (please, help!!!)
I have to fill the gap of this sentence:
Different tents suit different needs and there is no point in buying a mountaineering tent .............. you are planning to camp in these conditions.
I wrote "when", but in the key solution of my book is written like the only solution: "unless". However, I think that "when" is a right solution, doesn't it?
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unless means something along the lines of "a menos que". So in this case "when" and "unless" give the sentence opposite meanings.
Different tents suit different needs and there is no point in buying a mountaineering tent WHEN you are planning to camp in these conditions. This means that the mountaineering tent is useless in these conditions.
Different tents suit different needs and there is no point in buying a mountaineering tent UNLESS you are planning to camp in these conditions. This means that it is useful under these specific conditions.
Hope that helps
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Thank you!
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If you use "unless", then the sentence is saying you shouldn't buy a tent for mountaineering if you will not be mountaineering.
However, in this case, "when" changes the meaning and may confuse the person you are speaking with. In this case, "when" makes the sentence say you shouldn't buy a mountaineering tent if you are going mountaineering.
Why wouldn't you buy a mountaineering tent if you're going mountaineering?
I hope this helped. If you need anymore clarification, just ask.
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