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      Question

      Each of the following sentences has been divided into

      five parts (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) . One of these parts may contain a grammatical or idiomatic error. Identify the part that contains the error. If there is no error, choose option (e). If the authorities had acted promptly (a), the damage caused by the floods (b) would have been minimized (c), and many lives were saved (d). No error (e)
      A a Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B b Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C c Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D d Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E e Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Third Conditional structure: If + past perfect → would have + past participle Correct parallel form should be: would have been minimized and would have been saved Part (d) uses simple past “were saved” instead of “would have been saved” Hence, error is in part (d)

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