Fill in the Blanks:
Had they submitted the proposal earlier, they ____________ the funding.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. would have received.
Context: The sentence is a third conditional sentence, which talks about a past situation that did not happen and its imaginary result.
Concept: Structure of third conditional:
Had + subject + past participle, subject would have + past participle
Here:
Had they submitted the proposal earlier → past condition (did not happen)
So result should be → would have received (imaginary past result)
Meaning of the options:
would get: Used for present or future, not suitable for past unreal condition.
would have received: Correct form for past unreal situation.
had received: Past perfect, but does not fit in the result clause here.
will have receive: Incorrect structure and wrong tense.
Correct word: would have received
Hence, the chosen option is correct.