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Plz explain

by priyankamishra11 » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:12 pm
If the british government had had no fear of the increasing hostility of the indian populace,Gandhi's nonvoilent tactics would have availed little.

A)If the british government had had no fear of
B)If the british govt. did not fear
C)Had the british govt. no fear
D)If the british govt. did not have fear of

I think its ans. shud be B but its A.. :roll:
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by sudhir3127 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:33 am
My answer is A .

have had and had had are generally confusing because of the fact that the original verb in your sentence is had, and "had" also happens to be the helping verb in past perfect

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by priyankamishra11 » Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:21 am
Thnx for ur reply.... but how to recognize where to use "had had" and just had?

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by mutuslick » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:37 pm
This is conditional sentense

If+ Past Perfect....., would+Perfect Infinitive

If the british government had had no fear of the increasing hostility of the indian populace,Gandhi's nonvoilent tactics would have availed little.

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