English

1. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a) Don would never have thought of that book, but you could have reminded him.

b) Don would never of thought of that book, but you could have reminded him.

c) Don would never have thought of that book, but you could of have reminded him.

d) Don would never of thought of that book, but you could of reminded him.

1. A

The third conditional is used for talking about an unreal situation (a situation that did not happen)

in the past. For example, “If I had studied harder, [if clause] I would have passed the exam”

[main clause]. This has the same meaning as, “I failed the exam, because I didn’t study hard

enough.”

2. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a) The mother would not of punished her daughter if she could have avoided it.

b) The mother would not have punished her daughter if she could of avoided it.

c) The mother would not of punished her daughter if she could of avoided it.

d) The mother would not have punished her daughter if she could have avoided it.

2. D

The third conditional is used for talking about an unreal situation (a situation that did not happen)

in the past. For example, “If I had studied harder, [if clause] I would have passed the exam”

[main clause]. This has the same meaning as, “I failed the exam, because I didn’t study hard

enough.”

3. Choose the sentence with the correct grammar.

a) There was scarcely no food in the pantry, because nobody ate at home.

b) There was scarcely any food in the pantry, because nobody ate at home.

c) There was scarcely any food in the pantry, because not nobody ate at home.

d) There was scarcely no food in the pantry, because not nobody ate at home.

3. B

In double negative sentences, one of the negatives is replaced with “any.”