Verbal Ability - Sentence Improvement - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Sentence Improvement - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
Directions to Solve
In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option 'D' is the answer.
3.
If the room had been brighter, I would have been able to read for a while before bed time.
Discussion:
49 comments Page 1 of 5.
Damini.arora said:
1 decade ago
If conditionals:
Type 1: If noun/prenoun+present tense, noun/pronoun+future tense.
Type 2: If noun/pronoun+past tense, noun/pronoun+would/could/might+simple verb.
Type 3: If noun/pronoun+past perfect, noun/pronoun+would/could+have+past participle.
So option C is the only right option. But isn't the original statement right too.
Type 1: If noun/prenoun+present tense, noun/pronoun+future tense.
Type 2: If noun/pronoun+past tense, noun/pronoun+would/could/might+simple verb.
Type 3: If noun/pronoun+past perfect, noun/pronoun+would/could+have+past participle.
So option C is the only right option. But isn't the original statement right too.
Priyanka said:
7 years ago
In past conditional sentence, we can write; If+sub+had+V3 or Had+sub+V3 so question and option C grammatically right but the question is a sentence improvement that's why the 2nd form is a more requisite sentence.
Muhammed Mahin said:
5 years ago
The sentence refers to the unfulfilled wish of the speaker. The room didn't have enough light this speaker was unable to read.
So he wishes to have more light. In such cases we use inversion.
So he wishes to have more light. In such cases we use inversion.
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Mayank Dubey said:
1 decade ago
C is correct but the given sentence is also correct.Meaning is exactly same and correct.if+Noun+Had OR Had+Noun is same.
Regards,
mayank Dubey
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mayank Dubey
Nayeem said:
8 years ago
"If" should be followed by "Then". As we don't have "Then" in the given sentence, we need to remove "If". Hence the answer: C.
Nitin said:
1 decade ago
The question is choose the alternative so that we can improve. So we have to choose the answer if given. Both are correct.
Swidheesh said:
6 years ago
Had means something of past. This answer was like questions. So had is not the correct answer.
Navya said:
1 decade ago
C is correct but given sentence is also correct as improvement should be done we go with C.
Aayushi Thakkar said:
1 decade ago
Guys it's absolutely option D because in this sentence there's no need of improvement.
Priya sri said:
7 years ago
In a sentence will it come twice as had been or have been?
Option A must be right.
Option A must be right.
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