Had he not sent money on time, the poor farmer_____his son ? Select the correct alternative to complete the sentence meaningfully.
योग्य उत्तर: पर्याय (२) would have been lost *(टीप: आयोगाच्या अधिकृत उत्तरतालिकेत पर्याय २ दिलेला आहे; व्याकरणदृष्ट्या कर्तरी प्रयोगात 'would have lost' (पर्याय ३) वापरला जातो, परंतु आयोगाच्या परीक्षेनुसार पर्याय २ मान्य करण्यात आला आहे)*
सविस्तर स्पष्टीकरण:
"Had he not sent money on time..." ही रचना "If he had not sent money on time..." या Type 3 Conditional च्या समान असते.
Inverted Conditional रचना:
`Had + Subject + (not) + V3...` = `If + Subject + had + (not) + V3...`
या रचनेनंतर मुख्य क्लॉजमध्ये नेहमी `would have + V3` / `would have been + V3` येतो.
Correct Answer: Option (2) would have been lost *(Note: Option 2 was the official final answer key in MPSC; grammatically in active voice Option 3 'would have lost' is standard, but Option 2 was accepted by the Commission).*
Detailed Explanation:
The clause *"Had he not sent money on time..."* is an inverted construction equivalent to *"If he had not sent money on time..."* (Type 3 Conditional).
Conditional Inversion:
`Had + Subject + V3` is identical in meaning to `If + Subject + had + V3`. The result clause strictly requires `would have + V3`.