Select the grammatically correct completion:
"Had you told me that this was going to happen, I _________ it."

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A will prevent
B would prevent
C would have prevented
D can prevent

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Answer: C. would have prevented

Explanation: This sentence uses an inversion of a third conditional (Had you told... instead of If you had told...). Therefore, the main clause requires would have + past participle.

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