Grammar Quiz No.88

N2Conjunctions〜ば〜のに (regret)

もっと早く出発すれば、間に合った___。

Q. Which ending expresses regret about a missed outcome?

Translation

If we had left earlier, we would have made it.

Explanation

Sentence-final のに after a counterfactual conditional expresses regret or reproach: 間に合ったのに 'we would have made it (but didn't)'. ので/から/ため give reasons and cannot close a counterfactual like this.