Question

A sentence or a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given as substitutions for the highlighted part, one of which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose the option “No improvement required”
\(\underline{\text{Had he realized how close he was to failing, he would not have gone to the party.}}\)

• A. Had he realized how close he was to failing, he would not have gone to the party.
• B. If he would have realized how close he was to failing, he would not have gone to the party.
• C. Had he had realized how close he was to failing, he would not have gone to the party.
• D. When he realized how close he was to failing, he did not go to the party.

Hint:

When forming conditional sentences in the past tense, use "Had" + past participle for the 'if' clause and "would have" for the main clause.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: The correct construction for this conditional sentence is using "Had" followed by the past perfect ("realized").
Step 2: "Would not have gone" fits the third conditional structure that expresses a hypothetical past event.