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Question
Rewrite the following sentence using ‘If ’ without changing the meaning.
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, unless the elders of the village cooperate with the education department.
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Solution
My village cannot achieve 100 % literacy rate, if the elders of the village do not cooperate with the education department.
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