Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question:
He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.
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A. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work. -
B. If he took his father’s advice, he would not be out of work. -
C. If he had taken his father’s advice, he would not have been out of work. -
D. If he takes his father’s advice, he will not be out of work.
ANSWER
Sep choose the correct answer before viewing the answer and the solution below.
The QG High School Examination 2021 subject ANH
Correct answer: C
“He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he’s unemployed now.’
A mixed condition type 1: a combination of type 3 + type 2 (if clause in type 3 and the main clause in type 2): describes a assumption contrary to the fact that < >by the past but the results are contrary to the reality of o present
To Project C (If he had listened to his father’s advice, he would not be unemployed now.)
A is wrong because this is a category 3 conditional sentence (contrary to past reality)
B is wrong because this is a category 2 conditional sentence (contrary to current reality)
D is wrong because this is a category 1 conditional sentence (which may occur at the present or hybrid)