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DARRENMA

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

 

A. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were

 

B. is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was

 

C. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were

 

D. are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was

 

E. are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

请问A中the deal 用were可以吗？不是单数吗？

moodraie

这是一个虚拟的条件(暗含不希望未来会发生或者未来发生可能性不大的意思).所

以用了were.

snowpearls

这种属于 主从 真实和虚拟条件混用吧。

jjapolloer

umm...这个从句没有对应的主句，应该是一种省略的写法.

wumeier

not one of +复数名词   谓语动词用单数吗？
这个表达时部分否定吧？为什么不能当做one of +复数名词+复数谓语动词来看呢？

对于of的修饰很迷惑，通常的两个规则one of+n.由n的单复决定谓语动词；the only one of+n.+单数谓语动词，都明白.
但是有的时候the least one/the last one怎么看呢？

moodraie

- not one of X, 用單數謂語
- one of them/複數的東東, 用*單*數謂語
- 可是如果是one of [複數的東東] that, 那就要看意思, 有書說one of *the* [複數的東東] that之後一定是單數謂語
- 沒看懂LS mm問的the least/last one

wumeier

恩
谢谢
我的意思是，如果是“the last one of apples ....”的时候用is?还是are ?

moodraie

umm....the last one of apples好awkward....
the last one of those apples還可以...
the last one of those apples用單