Question

Which of the following conditional sentences are grammatically INCORRECT?
1. If Sandhya had started from the hotel on time, she would have not missed the flight.
2. The students wouldn’t have completed their assignment even if the professor would have been there.
3. I had travelled across Europe if I weren’t afraid of airplane crashes.
4. Saurav won’t join music classes unless his father will ask him.
5. Should you wish to join the party, you must let me know by this evening.
6. We would be stupid if we shared our strategy with her.

• A. 1,2,3
• B. 2,3,4
• C. 3,4,5
• D. 4,5,6
• E. 1,5,6

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To determine which of the given conditional sentences are grammatically incorrect, let's analyze each sentence:

1. Sentence 1: "If Sandhya had started from the hotel on time, she would have not missed the flight."
   • This sentence uses the third conditional structure, which is used for hypothetical situations in the past.
   • In this structure, the form is: If + past perfect, would have + past participle. Therefore, the sentence is correct.
2. Sentence 2: "The students wouldn’t have completed their assignment even if the professor would have been there."
   • This is incorrect. For the condition, use the past perfect: even if the professor had been there.
   • The corrected sentence should be: "The students wouldn’t have completed their assignment even if the professor had been there."
3. Sentence 3: "I had travelled across Europe if I weren’t afraid of airplane crashes."
   • This is incorrect because the tense formation does not match conditional requirements.
   • The correct form using the second conditional should be: "I would travel across Europe if I weren’t afraid of airplane crashes."
4. Sentence 4: "Saurav won’t join music classes unless his father will ask him."
   • This sentence is incorrect. For conditional sentences, use the present simple after 'unless': unless his father asks him.
   • The corrected sentence should be: "Saurav won’t join music classes unless his father asks him."
5. Sentence 5: "Should you wish to join the party, you must let me know by this evening."
   • This sentence is correct. It uses an inverted conditional structure, beginning with 'should'.
6. Sentence 6: "We would be stupid if we shared our strategy with her."
   • This sentence uses the second conditional properly and is correct.

Thus, the grammatically incorrect sentences are 2, 3, and 4. Therefore, the correct answer is option 2,3,4.

Answer 2

Step 1: Analyze each sentence

If Sandhya had started from the hotel on time, she would have not missed the flight.
 Grammatically correct, though slightly awkward. Preferred form is “would not have missed” but “would have not missed” is not wrong.

The students wouldn’t have completed their assignment even if the professor would have been there.
 Incorrect.
In conditional clauses, we use “had been there” (past perfect), not “would have been there”.
Correct form: “…even if the professor had been there.”

I had travelled across Europe if I weren’t afraid of airplane crashes.
 Incorrect.
It mixes tenses incorrectly. Should be:

“I would have travelled across Europe if I weren’t afraid of airplane crashes.” (3rd conditional with unreal present fear) OR

“I would have travelled across Europe if I hadn’t been afraid of airplane crashes.”

Saurav won’t join music classes unless his father will ask him.
 Incorrect.
In an “unless” (or “if”) clause, the simple present is used, not “will”.
Correct form: “…unless his father asks him.”

Should you wish to join the party, you must let me know by this evening.
 Correct. This is an inverted conditional (formal usage). Equivalent to “If you wish to join the party…”

We would be stupid if we shared our strategy with her.
 Correct. This is a proper second conditional.

Step 2: Identify incorrect ones

The incorrect sentences are:

2, 3, and 4

Final Answer:

Option (B): 2, 3, 4