GWD2-Q3

seuhongkai

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

最后虚拟语气好理解,UNTIL后需要用BE动词原形?

xiaotangyu

主谓一致: D/E  are/ one of investors 错误, out;
代词指代: B/C they/them 指代one of investors 错误;
剩余A;

seuhongkai

答案是C

jianglxiang

从语法来看，我也觉得A比较正确，但是不理解为什么是the deal were...

seuhongkai

因为句意是虚拟语气,所以IF从句里面应当用虚拟语气,所以用WERE

seuhongkai

尴尬,我选的也是A,所以不知道为什么UNTIL后面要用BE动词原形

heilongh

if the deal were not to be concluded 是用来修饰penalties的，与前面的内容没有关系，所以我觉得前半部分不用虚拟语气，应该选A

dakuandakuan

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