Question

Complete the meaning of the given sentence: If you behaved well, your peers \_\_\_\_\_\_ you.

• A. would respect
• B. will respect
• C. would respected
• D. None of these

Hint:

Use "would" in second conditional sentences to show hypothetical situations and their consequences.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

In conditional sentences, "would" is used to indicate a result that is dependent on a hypothetical or unreal condition. The sentence is expressing a situation where the result (being respected) depends on the behavior, which is a hypothetical scenario.
- Option (b) "will respect" is incorrect because it implies a real, definite future condition, not a hypothetical one.
- Option (c) "would respected" is incorrect because "respected" is the wrong form of the verb for this sentence.
- Option (d) "None of these" is incorrect since option (a) is correct.
Therefore, the correct sentence is "If you behaved well, your peers would respect you."