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 had come to me I would have helped him. (B) If he had had come to me I would have helped him.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The if-clause in third conditional must use 'had + past participle' exactly once. Option A correctly uses 'had come', while B incorrectly repeats 'had' with 'had had come' which is grammatically wrong.

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