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The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains an error. If he had paid / attention to the announc
Question

The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that
contains an error.
If he had paid / attention to the announcement, / he had not / missed the train.

A.

If he had paid

B.

he had not

C.

attention to the announcement

D.

missed the train

Correct option is B


The use of "had not" is grammatically incorrect in the context of a third conditional sentence. The correct form "would not have" properly indicates a hypothetical situation in the past that did not occur.
· Grammatical rule used: Third conditional sentences use the past perfect tense in the 'if' clause and 'would have' + past participle in the main clause.
· Example: If it had rained, we would have stayed home.

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