Multiple choice

Directions: Two sentences marked A and B are given below. Mark your answer as:

(A) if only A is correct (B) if only B is correct (C) if both A and B are correct (D) if both A and B are wrong

(A) If he would try to cheat me I would have dismissed him. (B) If he had tried to cheat me I would have dismissed him.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Third conditional for past unreal situations uses 'had + past participle' in the if-clause and 'would have + past participle' in the result clause. Option B correctly forms this structure, while A incorrectly uses 'would try' instead of 'had tried'.

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