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 we had found her earlier, we could have saved her life. (B) If we would find her earlier, we could have saved her life.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Third conditional requires 'had + past participle' in the if-clause. Option A correctly uses 'had found', while B incorrectly uses 'would find' which is not grammatically valid in an if-clause for past situations.

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