OG12 122

applemay

A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the
caribou into northern Minnesota would fail if the density
of the timber wolf population in that region is more
numerous than one wolf for every 39 square miles.
(A) would fail if the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is more numerous
(B) would fail provided the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is more
(C) should fail if the timber wolf density in that
region was greater
(D) will fail if the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is greater
(E) will fail if the timber wolf density in that region
were more numerous
选D 我认同 但是我想问问如果D选项改成would。。。。was...可以吗？

applemay

谢谢，但是那还是关于will vs would, OG12 139题：
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
这道题选B 也涉及到would 我想问这道题为什么就要用would呢？OG说：Th e sentence must also use would rather than will for the company’s uncertain business improvement in the future。关于虚拟语气和一般将来时，到底如何区分呢？

dreamlollipop

首先，要改也是改成would ,were 虚拟用were 不是was，其次，这里句子

用的是predict ,也就是预测了，一般用将来时。没必要用虚拟。更没有相关

暗示说要用虚拟。hope it helps