Question

He didn't get to the top of his profession, perhaps because his wife didn't encourage him. (Begin: If his...)​

Answer 1

If his wife would have encouraged him, he would have got to the top of his profession.

Answer 2

If his wife would have encouraged him, he would have got to the top of his profession.

• The given sentence needs to be altered and is to be started with the term if

• The term if is a conjunction.
• It introduces a potential or hypothetical circumstance or condition.
• It also denotes a situation or an event that might be happening, or might have happened
• For example: You will miss the train if you don't hurry or You can go if you want.
• In the given sentence, it is a probability, that if the wife would have supported the husband, then he must have excelled.
• Thus, the correct sentence is - If his wife would have encouraged him, he would have got to the top of his profession.

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