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WHICH REVISION CORRECT THE ERROR IN THIS SENTENCE A I WOULD HAVE ANSWERED THE PHONE IF I HAD HEARD IT RINGING B HEARING IT RINGING I WOULD OF ANSWERED THE PHONE C I WOULD OF ANSWERED THE PHONE IF I HAD BEEN HEARING IT RINGING D IF I HAD HEARD IT RINGING I,D OF ANSWERED THE PHONE
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The correct revision of the sentence would be **A: "I would have answered the phone if I had heard it ringing."**
The other options contain grammatical errors:
- B: "I would of answered" should be "I would have answered."
- C: "I would of answered" should also be "I would have answered," and "had been hearing" is not appropriate in this context.
- D: "I,D of answered" is a typographical error and should be "I'd have answered."
Thus, option A is the only one that correctly uses the conditional form.
The other options contain grammatical errors:
- B: "I would of answered" should be "I would have answered."
- C: "I would of answered" should also be "I would have answered," and "had been hearing" is not appropriate in this context.
- D: "I,D of answered" is a typographical error and should be "I'd have answered."
Thus, option A is the only one that correctly uses the conditional form.