Select the correct option to complete the mixed conditional sentence: 'If she had accepted the fellowship last year, she ______ at Uppsala University today.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. would be lecturing
- Step 1: A mixed conditional connects a past hypothetical condition ('had accepted') with a present continuing result ('today'). Step 2. The present result is expressed as 'would + be + -ing': 'would be lecturing'. Answer: would be lecturing. Why not the others: 'Will be lecturing' uses indicative future; 'had been lecturing' places the result in the past rather than the present.
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