Standard English ConventionsVery hardParticiple in a reduced if-clause
Standard English Conventions practice question
The instructions, if ____ carefully, leave no room for error.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. followedCorrect
- B. following
- C. follow
- D. they following
Answer: A. followed
The reduced clause means if they are followed, so the past participle is needed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. following
- The instructions do not follow; they are followed.
- C. follow
- Not a participle.
- D. they following
- Neither a full clause nor a reduced one.
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