Choose the correct completion: If the supplier had delivered the materials on time, the company _____ the production delay.
Correct answer: C. would have avoided
- A. will have avoided
- B. would avoid
- C. would have avoided
- D. has avoided
Explanation
This sentence describes an unreal past condition, so it uses the third conditional: “if” plus past perfect, followed by “would have” and a past participle. “Would have avoided” correctly shows the result that did not occur.
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