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Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s)....

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JAMB 1995

Fill in the gap(s) with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap(s).

....... he would have been convicted.

  • A. if he did this
  • B. if he could do this
  • C. if he were doing this
  • D. if he had done this
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Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

The statement above is a conditional statement. A conditional statement consists of two clauses with a fixed sequence of tenses. There are three types of conditional sentences:

Type 1: This type indicates cause and effect, i.e. something will happen under a certain condition: e.g. "If I have the time, I will travel to Asia." (The first clause is in the present tense, while the second is in the future tense).

Type 2: This type presents a possible result that we imagine could take place but it is not likely that they will: "If I had the time, I would travel to Asia." (The first clause is in the past tense, while the second is in the conditional form).

Type 3: This is used for something in the past which was not fulfilled and will never be fulfilled in the future. "If I had had the time, I would have travelled to Asia" (The first clause is in the past perfect tense, while the second is in the perfect conditional tense).

This means that for the sentence: "..... he would have been convicted", a clause with a past perfect tense is necessary: "If he had done this, he would have been convicted."


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