Standard English ConventionsVery hardConditional perfect after an inverted if-clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
Had the committee read the report more carefully, it ____ the error in the second table.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. would have noticedCorrect
- B. will notice
- C. noticed
- D. would notice
Answer: A. would have noticed
Had the committee read is a past unreal condition, which pairs with would have.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. will notice
- Future for a past condition.
- C. noticed
- A plain past does not express the unreal result.
- D. would notice
- Would notice is for a present or future condition.
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