"If I had wings, I would come flying to you." Which of the following conditions is expressed by the sentence above ? (a) Impossible condition (b) Improbable condition (c) Probable condition (d) Likely condition Answer Options:
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"If I had wings, I would come flying to you." Which of the following conditions is expressed by the sentence above?
(a) Impossible condition
(b) Improbable condition
(c) Probable condition
(d) Likely condition
Answer Options:
योग्य उत्तर: पर्याय (४) (b) only (Improbable condition)
सविस्तर स्पष्टीकरण:
दिलेल्या वाक्याची रचना:
$$\text{"If I had (V2) wings, I would come (would + V1) flying to you."}$$
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ही Second Conditional (Type 2) ची रचना आहे.
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Type 2 Conditional ला इंग्रजी व्याकरणात 'Improbable' (असंभाव्य / कल्पित) किंवा 'Hypothetical' Condition म्हणतात.
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माणसाला पंख असणे ही वस्तुस्थिती नसून ती केवळ एक काल्पनिक/असंभाव्य कल्पना (improbable/imaginary condition) आहे.
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Type 1 ला Probable / Likely Condition म्हणतात.
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Type 3 ला Impossible Condition (भूतकाळात न घडलेली अट) म्हणतात.
त्यामुळे हे वाक्य 'Improbable condition' दर्शवते, आणि पर्यायानुसार (b) only (पर्याय ४) हे योग्य उत्तर आहे.
MPSC परीक्षा टीप
परीक्षेसाठी महत्त्वपूर्ण संकल्पना व शॉर्टकट
Conditionals चे वर्गीकरण लक्षात ठेवा:
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Type 1 = Probable / Likely condition (शक्य अट)
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Type 2 = Improbable / Hypothetical / Imaginary condition (असंभाव्य/काल्पनिक अट)
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Type 3 = Impossible / Unfulfilled past condition (अशक्य अट)
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English Explanation / स्पष्टीकरण:
Correct Answer: Option (4) (b) only
Detailed Explanation:
Structure of the sentence:
$$\text{"If I had (Simple Past) wings, I would come (would + V1) flying to you."}$$
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This sentence follows the standard Second Conditional (Type 2) pattern.
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In grammar, Type 2 conditionals represent an Improbable or Hypothetical condition in the present/future (wishing for something contrary to present reality, like a human possessing wings).
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Classification:
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Type 1 = Probable / Open / Likely condition
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Type 2 = Improbable / Hypothetical / Unreal condition
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Type 3 = Impossible / Past unfulfilled condition
Therefore, the condition expressed is an improbable condition, making Option (4) '(b) only' the correct choice.
MPSC EXAM TIP
High-Yield Exam Strategy Tip
Terminology for Conditional Sentences:
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Type 1: Probable / Open condition
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Type 2: Improbable / Hypothetical condition
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Type 3: Impossible / Counterfactual condition