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Select the alternative that will improve the highlighted part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”. If I had bee
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Select the alternative that will improve the highlighted part of the sentence in case there is no improvement select “No improvement”.
If I had been there I would surely solve the problem for you.

A.

I would surely have solved

B.

I will surely solves

C.

I would surely solving

D.

No improvement

Correct option is A

The sentence is in the third conditional form, which is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal situations in the past. In this case, the condition "If I had been there" refers to an unreal past event, so the correct structure for the result clause should be "would have + past participle". Hence, the correct phrase is "I would surely have solved."
Grammatical rule used: In third conditional sentences, the structure is:
· If + past perfect (had + past participle) for the condition
· Would have + past participle for the result.
Example:
· Incorrect: If I had studied harder, I would pass the exam.
· Correct: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
Thus, the sentence should be: "If I had been there, I would surely have solved the problem for you."
Other options are incorrect because:
· (b) "I will surely solves" is grammatically incorrect and uses future tense, which does not fit the past hypothetical scenario.
· (c) "I would surely solving" is incorrect because "solving" should not follow "would" in this context.

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