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English Conditional Sentences

Choose the sentence with no conditional error.

A If the negotiations hadn't collapsed last year, the two companies would be merging into a single organization today.

B If the negotiations didn't collapse last year, the two companies would be merging into a single organization today.

C If the negotiations hadn't collapsed last year, the two companies would have been merging into a single organization today.

D If the negotiations haven't collapsed last year, the two companies would be merging into a single organization today.

Explanation

The condition is a finished past event ("hadn't collapsed"), while the result describes an ongoing present situation ("would be merging"), making A the correctly structured past-to-present mixed conditional.

Reference: Skoolyst English Grammar Guide , Page 5

Hint

Look for time-word clues like "today" or "now" in the result clause — they signal the result should stay in the present, not the past.

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