SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 8

SSC CHSL - 13 April 2021 - Shift 1 • English • Q8

In the sentence identify the segment which contains the grammatical error.

That man would have attacked you, if you went that way.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. if you went.

  • It is a third conditional sentence. 
  • The third conditional is used to talk about unreal situations in the past.
  • The structure is If + [past perfect], … would have + [past participle].
    • For example, “If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.”
  • Thus, "went" will be replaced with "had gone". 

Thus, the corrected sentence would be: That man would have attacked you if you had gone that way.