If clause
If he had been better educated, he --------------- become a great man
a) would have
b) would have been
I preferred would have been, but the answer is would have, why?
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Jiju Balakrishnan If he had been better educated, he --------------- become a great man a) would have b) would have been I preferred would have been, but the answer is would have, why? If "he" is dead (or still living but hopelessly unsuccessful), then use "would have been", otherwise use "would have".
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Jiju BalakrishnanIf he had been better educated, he --------------- become a great man
a) would have
b) would have been
I preferred would have been, but the answer is would have, why?
If "he" is dead (or still living but hopelessly unsuccessful), then use "would have been", otherwise use "would have".
0Jiju BalakrishnanI preferred would have been, but the answer is would have, why?
'become' in your sentence is a linking verb. It neither takes an object nor can be used in the passive form.
e.g:
He became a teacher. Correct
He would have become a teacher.
0Jiju BalakrishnanIf he had been better educated, he --------------- become a great man
If he had been better educated, he --------------- become a great man. (Corrected the question sentence.)
If he had been better educated, he would have become a great man. (The main verb i
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