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John told Jane that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him over.


A. that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

B. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

C. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she had to invite him

D. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

E. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, Jane could invite Carl
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Could over had as had gives a order which is not the intended meaning. Therefore d option over c option

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John told Jane that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him over.


A. that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

B. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

C. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she had to invite him

D. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

E. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, Jane could invite Carl
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Ran into = accidentally meet ( Reject options A, B & E)

Between (C) & (D), reject (C) had to, as it refers to an obligation, hence IMHO (D)
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION



John told Jane that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him over.


A. that if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

This answer choice is grammatically incorrect.

The verb ran requires a preposition in order to be able to connect to Carl. You run into someone.

What helps us identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:

    A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object



B. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

This answer choice repeats the original Preposition (Split Construction) mistake.


C. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she had to invite him

While this answer choice corrects the original Preposition mistake, it changes the meaning of the original sentence by replacing the verb could (optional) with had to (mandatory).


D. that if she ran into or met their mutual friend Carl, she could invite him

This answer choice corrects the original Preposition mistake by adding the word into.

The verb ran requires a preposition in order to be able to connect to Carl. You run into someone.

What helps us identify this question as a Split Construction question and identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign:

    A split construction: Verb A + and/or + Verb B + object



E. if she ran or met their mutual friend Carl, Jane could invite Carl

This answer choice repeats the original Preposition (Split Construction) mistake.
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