Question : Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
Rita will never have changed her job if she had been promoted.
Option 1: No substitution
Option 2: should never have
Option 3: would never have
Option 4: shall never have
Correct Answer: would never have
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation: When expressing a hypothetical or unreal condition in the past, the correct structure is, "If + past perfect + would have + past participle". The use of "would have" is appropriate to convey the unreal or hypothetical nature of the condition.
Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "Rita would never have changed her job if she had been promoted."
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