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Question 51

The laptop failed during Monday's hearing. If the clerk ___ the notes to the server first, the record would have survived.

  1. copied
  2. has copied
  3. had copiedCorrect answer
  4. would have carefully copied

Explanation

Had copied correctly marks the unreal earlier action with the past perfect. Would have copied is not standard in the if-clause, even though that form belongs in a third conditional's result clause.

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