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Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).

Pankaj couldn’t have seen us or he will have waved.

(1) May

(2) Would have

(3) Should have

(4) No Improvement

Option 1: (1)

Option 2: (2)

Option 3: (3)

Option 4: (4)


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: (2)


Solution : The correct answer is the second option.

There is an error in the conditional structure of the sentence. To express the past conditional, would have is used to show the action that would have occurred. The other options should have and may ' are grammatically incorrect to use here.

So, the correct sentence is: "Pankaj couldn’t have seen us, or he would have waved."

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