Standard English ConventionsVery hardInverted past-perfect condition
Standard English Conventions practice question
Had the letter ____ a day earlier, the sale would not have gone ahead.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. arrivedCorrect
- B. arrive
- C. had arrived
- D. arrives
Answer: A. arrived
"Had the letter arrived" is the inverted form of "If the letter had arrived".
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. arrive
- The past participle is needed after "Had".
- C. had arrived
- "Had … had arrived" doubles the auxiliary.
- D. arrives
- Present tense.
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