Question

Each sentence below is divided into four parts. Find the part that has a grammatical error. If there is no error, mark the No error option.

If he would have taken rest, as advised by the doctor, he might not have had a second heart attack.

• A. If he would have taken rest,
• B. as advised by the doctor,
• C. he might not have
• D. had a second heart attack.

Hint:

Recall the correct if clause pattern for a third conditional sentence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This sentence is a third conditional, describing an unreal past situation, so it needs a specific verb pattern in the if clause.

1. Option 1: "If he would have taken rest" is wrong because the if clause of a third conditional needs the past perfect, "if he had taken rest", not "would have". This part has the error.
2. Option 2: "As advised by the doctor" is a correct passive participle phrase with no grammar issue.
3. Option 3: "He might not have" correctly sets up the modal perfect structure for the main clause.
4. Option 4: "Had a second heart attack" correctly completes the modal perfect "might not have had".

The correct choice is option 1, since the if clause wrongly uses "would have" instead of "had taken".