JAMB English Language 2013 Objective — Question 80

Question 80 of 100 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

Usman would have won the race A. only if he could run fast.

A. only if he could run fast
B. if he had run fasterCorrect
C. if he can run faster
D. although he ran faster

Explanation

This is a hypothetical conditional sentence. 'If + past tense + conditional perfect'. 'If he had run fast, I would have won' uses past perfect.

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