[etni] Fw: unless and by the time

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To: "ETNI" <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:57:16 +0200

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From: Alaa Nassar - alanassar59@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: unless and by the time

Hello ...

I was playing the listening text of one of the module-E practice papers and 
in which the speaker ended her talk about a special "tomato festival" in 
Spain with the following sentence: " So, unless you don't mind getting hit 
by a tomato, I'd suggest you visit this town on a different occasion."

So, is "unless" used correctly in this sentence? Can it be used with a 
negative verb?

Also, I've seen "unless" used in the second and third conditionals when I 
thought it was good only in the first. Is it correct to do so?

Question 2:

Is there a rule for "by the time"? In grammar books, this time expression is 
used with all the tenses, which makes it hard to teach. Does anyone have any 
specific rules regarding this expression?

Thanks a lot for any help you give..
Have a great weekend:)

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