Question

Search for grammatical errors in the underlined sections of the following sentences and select the option that best corrects them. If there is no error, choose option A.
If he would have read "The White Birds," he might have liked William Butler Yeats’ poetry.

A.would have read
B.could have read
C.would of read
D.could of read
E.had read

Answer 1

Answer:

E). Had read.

Explanation:

As per the question, option E i.e. 'had read' displays the most appropriate correction of grammatical error in the underlined section. The given sentence fails to follow the correct grammatical structure for the past unreal conditional sentence as it employs the auxiliary verb 'would' with 'have' wrongly. In order to rectify this error, the grammatical structure suggests the use of past perfect in the 'if' clause('had read') in the past unreal conditional sentence. The other options are incorrect as they either uses preposition incorrectly between the auxiliary verb and the main verb(options C and D) or employs 'would or could' falsely in the first clause(options A and B). Thus, option E is the correct answer.