Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

If I had known that this book was so boring, __________.

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I wouldn’t buy it.

I wouldn’t have buy it.

I would have bought it.

I would have buy it.

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The given sentence is in the third conditional form. The third conditional refers to the past. It is used to describe a situation that did not occur and to speculate on the outcome of that situation. Its structure is as follows.
If + past participle, ..... would + have + past participle
We can deduct from the above structure that the answer must contain "a form of would," "have," and "a past participle." Furthermore, the sentence states that the book was boring, and thus the subject would not have purchased it if given the chance. This must be indicated in the response.

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