The company announced that its profits declined
much less in the second quarter than analysts had
expected it to and its business will improve in the
second half of the year.
(A) had expected it to and its business will improve
(B) had expected and that its business would
improve
(C) expected it would and that it will improve its
business
(D) expected them to and its business would improve
(E) expected and that it will have improved its
business
OA:B。
不懂对E的解释
E: incorrectly uses the future perfect (will have improved) that implies the action will be completed rather than ongoing. 这句话不懂哈~请NN们解释一下~~~!!!