Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to complete the conditional sentence.

The patient _________ been saved if the illness ______ been diagnosed earlier.

  1. would have, had

  2. had, would have

  3. had, would have

  4. will have, would have
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Explanation

In a Type 3 conditional sentence, the tense in the if clause is the past perfect, and the tense in the main clause is the perfect conditional or the perfect continuous conditional.

If this thing had happened (If + past perfect) that thing would have happened (perfect conditional or perfect continuous conditional).

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