Standard English ConventionsHardPast perfect in an unreal past condition
Standard English Conventions practice question
If the team ____ the final, the town would have held a parade.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. had wonCorrect
- B. would have won
- C. has won
- D. winning
Answer: A. had won
The result clause 'would have held' signals an unreal past. The 'if' clause takes the past perfect: 'had won'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. would have won
- 'would have' belongs in the result clause, not the 'if' clause.
- C. has won
- 'has won' is present perfect, which doesn't sit with 'would have held'.
- D. winning
- 'winning' isn't a complete verb.
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