First, may I ask what level of English you are studying at? eg beginner intermediate / advanced ? I'm interested, because this is a difficult exercise.
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Clive If it hadn't been encouraged by our father, we couldn't have managed it.I think it should be, "If it hadn't been for our father's encouragement, we couldn't have managed it".