XAT 2022 Question Paper | Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning

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Question 21 : Which of the following conditional sentences are grammatically INCORRECT?

1. If Sandhya had started from the hotel on time, she would have not missed the flight.
2. The students wouldn't have completed their assignment even if the professor would have been there.
3. I had travelled across Europe if I weren't afraid of airplane crashes.
4. Saurav won't join music classes unless his father will ask him.
5. Should you wish to join the party, you must let me know by this evening.
6. We would be stupid if we shared our strategy with her.

Explanatory Answer

Statements 2, 3, and 4 are grammatically incorrect.
In sentence 2, 'would' is used in the conditional clause. This is incorrect. The conditional clause must be written in the simple past tense. So, the correct sentence is: 'The students wouldn’t have completed their assignment even if the professor had been there.'
In the same way, 'will' cannot be used in the conditional clause. Sentence 4 should read: 'Saurav won’t join music classes unless his father asks him.'
Sentence 3 mixes tenses. The correct sentence is 'I would have travelled across Europe if I weren't afraid of airplane crashes.’

The answer is '2,3,4'

Choice E is the correct answer.