Mark the letter B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of sentences in the following questions.
Question 50: He was able to finish his book. It was because his wife helped him.
A. If it weren't for his wife's help, he couldn't have finished his book.
B. If only he had been able to finish his book.
C. Without his wife's help, he couldn't have finished his book.
D. But for his wife's help, he couldn't finish his book.
Đáp án C
Đề bài: Ông đã có thể hoàn thành cuốn sách của mình. Đó là vì vợ ông đã giúp ông.
A. Sai cấu trúc, ta dùng “If it hadn't been for...”
B. Ước gì ông đã có thể hoàn thành cuốn sách của ông.
C. Nếu không có sự giúp đỡ của vợ, ông đã không thể hoàn thành cuốn sách rồi.
=> But for + cụm danh từ , S + would/could + have + Vp2
D. Sai cấu trúc, ở đây ta dùng “have + PP” chứ không dùng Vinf