Type 2 and 3 Conditionals

Which sentence correctly describes a hypothetical present or future impact of supporting biodynamic farming?

•  if we actively support biodynamic farming, our soil health will improve dramatically, boosting biodiversity on farms.

• If we actively supported biodynamic farming, our soil health would improve dramatically, boosting biodiversity on farms.

• • If we had actively supported biodynamic farming, our soil health would have improved dramatically, boosting biodiversity on farms.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a Type 2 Conditional to discuss waste reduction from coffee consumption.

• If coffee companies produce more capsule-free options, consumers will generate significantly less waste.

• If coffee companies produced more capsule-free options, consumers would generate significantly less waste.

• If coffee companies had produced more capsule-free options, consumers would have generated significantly less waste.

Choose the sentence that uses the correct conditional structure to talk about the hypothetical impact of incorporating local produce.

• If every meal incorporates local produce, our collective food miles will decrease, leading to a smaller carbon footprint.

• If every meal incorporated local produce, our collective food miles would decrease, leading to a smaller carbon footprint.

• • If every meal had incorporated local produce, our collective food miles would have decreased, leading to a smaller carbon footprint.

Which sentence is a correct Type 2 conditional statement about reducing food waste and greenhouse gas emissions in restaurants?

• If restaurants implement stricter portion control, food waste will be reduced, helping to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions.

• If restaurants implemented stricter portion control, food waste would be reduced, helping to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions.

• If restaurants had implemented stricter portion control, food waste would have been reduced, helping to lower overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Select the sentence that correctly uses a Type 2 Conditional to discuss the impact of developing bioplastics.

• If we develop more affordable bioplastics for packaging, the reliance on traditional plastics will diminish rapidly.

• If we developed more affordable bioplastics for packaging, the reliance on traditional plastics would diminish rapidly.

• • If we had developed more affordable bioplastics for packaging, the reliance on traditional plastics would have diminished rapidly.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses a Type 3 Conditional to discuss a past opportunity to protect marine ecosystems.

• If governments invested more in protecting marine ecosystems in the past, the number of hand-dived scallops would not decline so severely.

• If governments invest more in protecting marine ecosystems in the past, the number of hand-dived scallops will not decline so severely.

• If governments had invested more in protecting marine ecosystems in the past, the number of hand-dived scallops would not have declined so severely.

Choose the sentence that correctly describes a hypothetical past consumer action and its present consequence on the carbon footprint.

• If consumers prioritize products with a low carbon footprint decades ago, we will not be facing such a severe climate crisis now.

• If consumers had prioritized products with a low carbon footprint decades ago, we would not be facing such a severe climate crisis now.

• If consumers prioritized products with a low carbon footprint decades ago, we would not be facing such a severe climate crisis now.

Which sentence correctly uses a Type 3 Conditional to explain how earlier actions could have preserved biodiversity?

• If food producers adopt biodynamic practices earlier, soil biodiversity will be preserved more effectively.

• If food producers adopted biodynamic practices earlier, soil biodiversity would be preserved more effectively.

• • If food producers had adopted biodynamic practices earlier, soil biodiversity would have been preserved more effectively.

Select the sentence that uses the correct conditional structure to discuss how past supermarket actions could have reduced food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

• If supermarkets implement better inventory management, significant food waste will be avoided, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills.

• If supermarkets implemented better inventory management, significant food waste would be avoided, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills.

• If supermarkets had implemented better inventory management, significant food waste would have been avoided, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from landfills.

Which sentence correctly describes a hypothetical past research effort and its impact on developing sustainable alternatives like bioplastics?

• If packaging manufacturers research bioplastics more extensively years ago, we will develop sustainable alternatives much sooner.

• If packaging manufacturers researched bioplastics more extensively years ago, we would develop sustainable alternatives much sooner.

• If packaging manufacturers had researched bioplastics more extensively years ago, we would have developed sustainable alternatives much sooner.