Formal conditional structures using inversion instead of IF
Q1. ___ I see him, I will pass on your message
SHOULD replaces IF I SEE. Formality increases. Messages await delivery.
Q2. ___ he ask, tell him I am out
SHOULD HE ASK means IF HE ASKS. Absences are arranged. Truth is flexible.
Q3. Which is the inverted form of 'If I were rich...'?
WERE I RICH replaces IF I WERE RICH. Formality ascends. Conditionals transform.
Q4. ___ I known about the traffic, I would have left earlier
HAD I KNOWN replaces IF I HAD KNOWN. Regrets are formalised. Traffic persisted.
Q5. In which register is conditional inversion most common?
Inversion belongs to formal contexts. Literature approves. Casual speech prefers IF.