The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
Had you / not reached in time, / we will have / lost our lives.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. we will have.
- The given sentence is an example of third conditional sentence.
- Third conditional sentences are used to explain that present circumstances would be different if something different had happened in the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition.
- Example: If she had studied, she would have passed the exam.
- These are all conditions that were likely, but regrettably did not happen.
- The following rules are being followed while writing a third conditional sentence:
- We use the past perfect i.e., had + past participle after If.
- Next, the modal auxiliary (would, could, should, etc.) + have + past participle in the second part of the sentence is used.
Thus, the correct sentence will be:-
Had you not reached in time, we would have lost our lives.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. we will have.