Justin couldn’t understand why his friend had refused to work in a company that offered him a huge salary. If it had been him in his friend’s place, he would definitely accepted such an offer.

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Justin couldn’t understand why his friend had refused to work in a company that offered him a huge salary. If it had been him in his friend’s place, he would definitely accepted such an offer. Option 1: have definitely accept such an offer Option 2: have definitely have accepted such an offer Option 3: definitely accepted such an offer Option 4: have definitely accepted such an offer

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This question tests **third conditional structure**. The third conditional expresses hypothetical situations in the past using "If + past perfect, would have + past participle." It's like saying "What if things had been different back then?" For example: "If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam." Option 1 → Wrong verb form - "accept" should be "accepted" after "have." Option 2 → Double trouble - using "have" twice makes it grammatically incorrect. Option 3 → Missing the "have" - incomplete conditional structure without the auxiliary. Option 4 → Perfect fit - completes "would have definitely accepted" correctly.

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