Select the most appropriate option to improve the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to improve it, select ‘No improvement’.
If you had asked me, I had told you not to invest in that property
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. I would have told you.
- Conditional sentences are statements discussing known factors or hypothetical situations and their consequences.
- This particular type is followed when something didn't happen as a certain condition wasn't fulfilled.
- The structure of these type of sentences is: If + Subject + had + V3 + object, Subject + would have + V2 + Object.
- Therefore, in the underlined part of the given question, 'would have told' will be used as per the rule given above.
The correct sentence is:- If you had asked me, I would have told you not to invest in that property.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. I would have told you.