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) I was wearing a helmet, if I had not been wearing the helmet I would have been seriously injured. (B) I was wearing a helmet, if I had had not been wearing the helmet I would have been seriously injured.

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The negative third conditional in the if-clause uses 'had not + past participle/wearing'. Option A correctly forms this as 'had not been wearing', while B incorrectly doubles 'had' with 'had had not' which is grammatically wrong.

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