Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'No substitution required'.
If she had gone to the party, she could have met Amit.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. No substitution required.
Error concept
There is no error in the given sentence.
What is wrong
Nothing is wrong; the sentence is already grammatically correct.
Grammatical concept
The sentence is an example of a third conditional (If + past perfect, would/could have + past participle). This structure is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.
Incorrectness of the concept in context
Options 2, 3, and 4 break the correct conditional structure:
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has gone to the party → present perfect, not suitable for past hypothetical.
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have went to the party → incorrect form; 'went' is past tense, not past participle.
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had go to the party → incorrect verb form; 'go' cannot follow 'had' in this structure.
How to correct
No correction is needed.
Correct phrase/ correction
had gone to the party is correct.
Final sentence
If she had gone to the party, she could have met Amit.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.