After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropr...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2011 (Objective) Subject: English Language

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After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Had it been possible to leave the country then, I would have done so. This means that

I have not left the country and nothing will make me leave

I wanted to leave the country and I did

I will definitely leave the country one day

I would have liked to leave the country but I wasn't able to

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The most appropriate interpretation of the sentence "Had it been possible to leave the country then, I would have done so" is "I would have liked to leave the country but I wasn't able to". The sentence describes a hypothetical situation in the past, where the speaker would have done something if a certain condition had been met. In this case, the condition was that it was possible to leave the country, but it wasn't. Therefore, the speaker did not leave the country.

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