WAEC - English Language (2018 - No. 28)

After the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for the sentence.

Had he confessed much earlier, she would have trusted him. This means that he

had confessed earlier on, but he wasn't trusted

had confessed much earlier on and he was trusted

hadn't confessed much earlier on and he was trusted

hadn't confessed earlier on, and wasn't trusted

If he confessed earlier, she would have trusted him. However, he didn't confess, so he wasn't trusted.