Question

Choose the underlined partword whose

underlined part (A,B,Ć or D) which
needs correcting
Mai's father said that she would
recover guickly if she follows the
doctor's advice.
Mai's father
follows
recover quickly
doctor's advice.

Answer 1

The part that needs correcting is: B. follows.

Step-by-step explanation:

The whole sentence is in the past, but then the verb "follows" is in the simple present tense. The problem with that is it does not match the second conditional established by the modal "would", which indicates a past action. If we were to use "follows", than we would have to use "will", making the sentence a first conditional. Take a look at the sentences below to see the difference:

- She will recover quickly if she follows the doctor's advice. (first conditional)

- She would recover quickly if she followed the doctor's advice. (second conditional)