Which course of action most improves the following sentence?
If you would have taken out a second mortgage to finance your vacation, you would be in trouble now that you are out of work.
A)Remove the tense shift.
B)Fix the parallel structure.
C)Fix subject/verb agreement.
D)Fix the comma splice.

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The sentence is most improved by removing the unnecessary tense shift. This is an example of a conditional sentence, and the tenses can get tricky. A possible fix might be, "If you had taken out a second mortgage to finance your vacation, you would be in trouble now that you are out of work."

Which Course of Action Most Improves the Following Sentence