GATE DA Chapter-wise PYQs

**Given:** The sentence: 'If his latest movie had been a commercial success, the actor would have made enough money to sponsor his next movie.' **Required:** To identify the true statement based solely on the provided sentence. **Solution:** *Step 1:* Analyze the grammatical structure of the given sentence. The sentence is a Type 3 Conditional statement. This type of conditional is used to describe a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past. The standard structure is: *Step 2:* Interpret the meaning of a Type 3 Conditional. This structure implies that the condition stated in the 'if' clause did not happen, and consequently, the result described in the main clause also did not happen. *Step 3:* Apply the interpretation to the 'if' clause. The 'if' clause is "If his latest movie had been a commercial success...". Since this is a hypothetical past condition, the reality is the opposite. Therefore, the actor's latest movie was not a commercial success. *Step 4:* Apply the interpretation to the main clause. The main clause is "...the actor would have made enough money to sponsor his next movie." This is the hypothetical result. The reality is that the actor did not make enough money from that movie. *Step 5:* Evaluate the options based on the analysis. - Option 1 ("The actor will certainly sponsor his next movie.") is a future prediction and cannot be confirmed. The sentence implies he lacks the funds from his last movie. - Option 2 ("His latest movie was a commercial success.") is directly contradicted by the analysis in Step 3. - Option 3 ("The actor made enough money from his latest movie.") is directly contradicted by the analysis in Step 4. - Option 4 ("His latest movie was not commercially successful.") is the logical conclusion derived from the 'if' clause in Step 3. **Answer:** $\boxed{\text{His latest movie was not commercially successful.}}$