From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: If the police had n...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2012 (Objective) Subject: English Language

Question 1 Report

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences:

If the police had not intervened quickly, the suspected thief..........by the mob.

Answer Details
The correct option is A, "would have been killed". The sentence is in the past tense, and it describes a hypothetical situation that did not happen. The suspected thief was at risk of being killed by the mob, but the police intervened quickly and prevented this outcome. The phrase "would have been killed" is the past conditional form of the verb "to be killed," and it is used to describe a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.

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