Post-UTME English Language 2013 Objective — Question 32
Question 32 of 70 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2013 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the one most appropriate: 'If Kunle had been transferred to Kano, his wife would not have resigned her teaching job.' This means that:
- A. Kunle was not transferred yet his wife resigned her jobCorrect
- B. Kunle was transferred and his wife thought of resigning her job
- C. Kunle was transferred yet his wife had to resign her job
- D. Kunle's wife resigned though her husband wasn't transferred
Explanation
The third conditional implies the opposite happened in reality: Kunle was not transferred, yet his wife resigned her job anyway.
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