Question

Directions: In the following question, each sentence is divided into four parts (a), (b), (c) and (d). Find out which part of the sentence contains an error. If there is no error, mark your answer as (e).

• A. If he would have taken rest/
• B. as advised by the doctor,/
• C. he might not have/
• D. had a second heart attack.
• E. No error

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Let's analyze the given sentence to identify the error.

The sentence is: "If he would have taken rest, as advised by the doctor, he might not have had a second heart attack."

We need to determine if there's grammatical inconsistency within this sentence structure.

1. The structure used here is one of conditional sentences. In English, there are different types of conditional sentences. This sentence appears to be trying to convey a contrary-to-fact situation, which is indicative of a past condition leading to a different past result.
2. The correct grammatical structure for such a conditional sentence (known as the third conditional) requires the use of "had" plus the past participle in the if-clause, and "would have" plus the past participle for the main clause. The sentence should be: "If he had taken rest, as advised by the doctor, he might not have had a second heart attack."
3. In the original sentence, "If he would have taken rest" is incorrect. The correct form should be "If he had taken rest."

Therefore, the part containing the error is: "If he would have taken rest/"

Hence, the correct answer is the first part of the sentence.