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if the wrong word is used below, change it. if there is no error, click \submit answer.\ if imelda had checked her voicemail, she would of known that i found her pet turtle.
In the sentence, "would of" is incorrect. The correct phrase is "would have" because "would have" is the proper contraction - related or modal - auxiliary + main verb structure for conditional perfect tense here. "Of" is a preposition and does not fit grammatically in this context.
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Change "would of" to "would have". The corrected sentence is: "If Imelda had checked her voicemail, she would have known that I found her pet turtle."