Transform the below sentence by replacing the word-"if" with the most appropriate word:If I were left to myself, I would have slept the entire day.

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Transform the below sentence by replacing the word-"if" with the most appropriate word:
If I were left to myself, I would have slept the entire day.

Had I been left to myself, I would have slept the entire day.

Should I be left to myself, I would have slept the entire day

Unless I was left to myself, I would have slept the entire day.

Whether I was left to myself, I would slept the entire day.

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'If' is a conjunction which is used to express uncertainty about whether an action (or event or condition) will occur. In the event, the particular action (or event or condition) occurs, then the other event is likely to occur.

Option A: The auxiliary verb, 'had' can be used to replace the word' if' in a conditional sentence in the past tense. The given sentence is in the past tense. In such a case, the word, 'if' can be omitted and the sentence can be transformed by inverting the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb, 'had'. In the given sentence, the subject is 'I'. The clause, 'If I were left to myself' can be re-phrased as: 'Had I been left to myself'. Hence, Option A is correct.

Option B: The modal, 'should' is used in a conditional sentence in the present tense with a future meaning. The given sentence is conditional in the past tense and hence, 'should' cannot be used. Hence Option B is incorrect.

Option C: The word, 'unless' is used to replace 'If... not'. In the given sentence, the word, 'not' isn't used. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Option D: 'Whether' is a conjunction which is used to express a choice between two alternatives or events. Here, there is no such reference. Hence, this option is incorrect.

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