PSAT Writing and Language Question 162: Answer and Explanation

Question: 162

• A. NO CHANGE
• B. would have had
• C. would have
• D. have had

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

A

Difficulty: Hard

Category: Agreement: Verbs

Getting to the Answer: Consider what kind of situation the author is presenting here and decide which tense of the verb "has" creates a grammatically correct sentence that reflects this meaning. Keep in mind the time of the events in the sentence. The sentence imagines a situation in which Varèse had been able to use the Internet, an unrealistic action. The double "had had" is correct; it describes past-tense actions that might have occurred in the past but didn't. Choice (A) is correct.