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This task doesn't have audio. Read the question below and select the correct answer.

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Which sentence is grammatically correct?

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If TechCorp goes out of business, it would be a big shock.

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This mixes tenses incorrectly. For a hypothetical scenario, use the Past Simple tense in the condition and would in the result.

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If TechCorp went out of business, it would be a big shock.

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If TechCorp went out of business, it will be a big shock.

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Using will is incorrect for the Second Conditional. You should use would for imagined or unlikely situations.

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If TechCorp goes out of business, it will be a big shock.

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This sentence uses the First Conditional, which is for real possibilities, but Tom and Lisa are talking about a hypothetical situation.

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The correct sentence, If TechCorp went out of business, it would be a big shock, follows the Second Conditional structure:

If + Past Simple tense, would + base verb.

This structure is used for unreal or unlikely scenarios, like imagining TechCorp going out of business.