Direction: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No Improvement".

If I did ask my mother, she would have made something to eat.

  1. If I asked my mother
  2. If I have asked my mother
  3. If I had asked my mother
  4. No improvement

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : If I had asked my mother
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The correct answer is If I had asked my mother.

Key Points

  • Conditional sentences describe a situation that must exist before something else can happen.
  • The given sentence is an example of past conditional, which is used when something did not happen because a certain condition was not fulfilled.
    • It follows the structure: if + subject + had + V3 + object, subject + would + have + V3
    • Example: If I had completed my project, I would have helped you in making yours.
  • According to the rule and the example that is given above, 'If I had asked my mother' will be used in the underlined part of the sentence.
     

Correct sentence - If I had asked my mother, she would have made something to eat.  

Additional Information

  • In the given sentence, 'If I had asked my mother' means 'I had not asked my mother'. 
  • 'If' can also be replaced with 'had' in such sentences and the meaning of the sentence will remain the same.   
  • The structure followed is: had + subject + V3 + object, subject + would + have + V3       
    • ​Example: If I had seen him, I would have given him a lift in my car.

                                     Had I seen him, I would have given him a lift in my car.

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