In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement”. I wondered what one would have thought some 40 years ago if you (had said) you could heat liquid using a plastic container.
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement”. I wondered what one would have thought some 40 years ago if you (had said) you could heat liquid using a plastic container. Correct Answer No improvement
Here the correct answer is No Improvement.Key Points:-
- The sentence is talking about something that the person had said 40 years ago i.e. a long time ago.
- Past Perfect Tense is used to express an action that has been completed(a long time ago) in the past.
- Structure - Subject + had + V3 + Object.
- For Example - He had left for U.S.A.
- Therefore, 'had said' is correct and the sentence requires no further improvement.
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