2017 · Q92
Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) If you have thought about the alternatives, (b) you would not have chosen (c) such a difficult topic for the term paper. (d) No error.
EnglishSpotting Errors
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
This is a third conditional: the result clause 'you would not have chosen' is fixed, so the if-clause must use the past perfect - 'If you had thought about the alternatives'. The present perfect 'have thought' in part (a) is wrong. Hence option A.