if not (ELLIPTED) – English Grammar Profiler
In the English Grammar Profile, B1 point 59 in CLAUSES is defined:
‘If not’ as a conditional clause to offer an alternative to refer to a previous direct or indirect ‘yes-no’ question where the answer might be ‘no’.
*I don’t believe there must be a reference to a previous question for this grammar to show B1 complexity.
A search in iWeb for:
if not * * *
1 IF NOT ALL , OF 5235 2 IF NOT , YOU CAN 4191 3 IF NOT ALL OF THE 3303 4 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE , TO 2453 5 IF NOT , WHY NOT 2159 6 IF NOT , THEN YOU 2110 7 IF NOT , YOU MAY 1923 8 IF NOT THOUSANDS , OF 1841 9 IF NOT , YOU WILL 1787 10 IF NOT , IT ‘S 1491
11 IF NOT ALL ) OF 1389
12 IF NOT , YOU SHOULD 1254
13 IF NOT MORE SO , 1179 14 IF NOT MORE SO . 1153 15 IF NOT , THEN THE 1102 16 IF NOT , YOU ‘LL 1102 17 IF NOT , I ‘LL 1081 18 IF NOT MORE . 1074 19 IF NOT , THEN IT 1026 20 IF NOT ALL OF THEM 1011 21 IF NOT , IT WILL 1008 22 IF NOT , IT IS 999 23 IF NOT , THEN I 979 24 IF NOT THE BEST , 942 25 IF NOT , I WOULD 937
26 IF NOT , YOU MIGHT 907
27 IF NOT , IS THERE 853 28 IF NOT MOST , OF 850 29 IF NOT , DO N’T 841 30 IF NOT BETTER , THAN 825 31 IF NOT , I WILL 793 32 IF NOT , WHAT IS 780 33 IF NOT , DO YOU 772 34 IF NOT SPECIFIED , THE 732 35 IF NOT MORE , THAN 729 36 IF NOT , YOU NEED 725 37 IF NOT , YOU HAVE 668
38 IF NOT FOR THE FACT 666
39 IF NOT , YOU ‘RE 662 40 IF NOT , YOU ARE 655 41 IF NOT HUNDREDS , OF 633
42 IF NOT , YOU COULD 630
43 IF NOT ALL OF THESE 620
44 IF NOT MOST OF THE 616
45 IF NOT , THERE ARE 611
46 IF NOT , AT LEAST 593
47 IF NOT BETTER THAN THE 591 48 IF NOT , CAN YOU 584 49 IF NOT THE WORLD . 575 50 IF NOT , WELL , 558 51 IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT 545 52 IF NOT , I ‘M 542 53 IF NOT , DO NT 529 54 IF NOT , THERE IS 529 55 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE , FOR 513 56 IF NOT BETTER . 505 57 IF NOT , THEY WILL 504 58 IF NOT , HOW DO 503 59 IF NOT , THAT ‘S 487 60 IF NOT , WHY ? 484 61 IF NOT , WE WILL 483 62 IF NOT , WHAT ARE 473 63 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE . 467 64 IF NOT THE MOST , 459 65 IF NOT MILLIONS , OF 453 66 IF NOT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS 440 67 IF NOT , I ‘D 434 68 IF NOT , HOW CAN 428 69 IF NOT , IT MAY 425 70 IF NOT THE BEST . 418
71 IF NOT , MAKE SURE 413
72 IF NOT , LET ME 401 73 IF NOT , WE ‘LL 401 74 IF NOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS 401 75 IF NOT ALL OF YOUR 399 76 IF NOT THOUSANDS ) OF 398 77 IF NOT , THERE ‘S 396 78 IF NOT , WHAT DO 396 79 IF NOT MORE SO ) 396 80 IF NOT NOW , WHEN 392 81 IF NOT THOUSANDS OF YEARS 379 82 IF NOT , THEN WE 366 83 IF NOT , WHAT WOULD 364 84 IF NOT , THIS IS 363 85 IF NOT ALL , THE 359 86 IF NOT THE BEST ) 359 87 IF NOT , I CAN 358 88 IF NOT , AND YOU 346 89 IF NOT ALL OF IT 346 90 IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ) TO 346 91 IF NOT , IS IT 339 92 IF NOT BETTER THAN , 339 93 IF NOT , THEN WHY 331 94 IF NOT , THEY ARE 330 95 IF NOT MORE , IMPORTANT 322 96 IF NOT MORE SO THAN 316 97 IF NOT , I THINK 314 98 IF NOT , GO TO 312 99 IF NOT , WE CAN 307
100 IF NOT , IT WOULD 303
A2 vocabulary:
could, fact, if, least, make sure, might, most, should, so
For example:
Adornment must be solid, if not, it will get broken in the middle of the party and destroy the happy mood.
PELIC STUDENT: Chinese, Female, Level 3, Writing.