suchoudh wrote:The parents of a baby born with spina bifida say that had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy.

(A) had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(B) had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they would have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(C) they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain

(D) if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(E) they might have chose to abort the pregnancy had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain

OA to follow.

Well, I always have a problem choosing between the conditionals; and I am unsure how to eliminate any of these answer choices. It would be helpful if someone can point a general rule here.

suchoudh wrote:The parents of a baby born with spina bifida say that had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy.


(B) had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they would have chosen to abort the pregnancy< Meaning change


(D) if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy<- IF condition then Might have.....

gmatmachoman wrote:I am going for D over C.

When the dependent clause contains past perfect, then use would have/could have +Verb (past particple) in the main clause.

Main clause :they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

Dependent clause :if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain.

Always mainclause follows the dependent clause followed with a comma before it as in D.


IMO D

harshavardhanc wrote:

gmatmachoman wrote:I am going for D over C.

When the dependent clause contains past perfect, then use would have/could have +Verb (past particple) in the main clause.

Main clause :they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

Dependent clause :if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain.

Always mainclause follows the dependent clause followed with a comma before it as in D.


IMO D

meeeee toooooo with D.

As machoman has said, construction is better in D than in C.

it makes sense to give the cause before than the effect.

knowing beforehand -> aborting pregnancy.

suchoudh wrote:Bump.

Hmm..no one has arrived at the correct answer or given a satisfactory explanation. Can a test expert please take a look?

suchoudh wrote:The parents of a baby born with spina bifida say that had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy.

(A) had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(B) had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they would have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(C) they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain

(D) if they had known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain, they might have chosen to abort the pregnancy

(E) they might have chose to abort the pregnancy had they known the child would be born with a disabling defect that can result in paralysis, profound learning disabilities and fluid on the brain

OA to follow.

Well, I always have a problem choosing between the conditionals; and I am unsure how to eliminate any of these answer choices. It would be helpful if someone can point a general rule here.