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A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if

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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   28 Oct 2020, 06:25
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(A) associated with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight quicker than do------exercise and associated is wrong tense combo

(B) associated with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight quicker than --- same as A.

(C) associate with other calves, they required less medication and will gain weight quicker than do ---- They required --- wrong past tense in combination with the future tense -will gain-

(D) associate with other calves, they have required less medication and will gain weight more quickly than do ----- have required and will gain --- wrong tense combination

(E) associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than ---- perfect tensing; correct choice


Hi, I know that option A is wrong, But is the use of do in option A wrong, can you please explain meaning of A with use of do and without do
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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   30 Dec 2020, 18:12
So what threw me off was the use of the present tense in the if/then conditional despite the use of the past tense in "the study commissioned". Can someone elaborate on this contrast?
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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   19 May 2021, 11:51
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in the above question is the usage of quicker not the reason for elimination?
You're right: some of these options can be removed because they use an adjective (quicker) to modify a verb (gain/will gain).



Hi AjiteshArun
Is there a rule or pointer that can help us identify whether a word is playing the role of an adverb or an adjective?

In this sentence, would it be right to say that in option (B) - you cannot gain X quicker, but you can gain X quickly? Hence, an adverb makes sense in the OA.
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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   31 May 2022, 23:14
Are all three correct? Please someone explains.

1. Associate with other calves, they require less medication and gain weight more quickly than

2. Associate with other calves, they will require less medication and will gain weight more quickly than

3. Associate with other calves, they will require less medication and gain weight more quickly

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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2022, 06:30
What about "if" in the sentence? Will that not affect the tense?
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Re: A study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture showed that if [#permalink] New post   11 Sep 2022, 10:54
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What about "if" in the sentence? Will that not affect the tense?

Hi aparajitarai,

I think earlier responses would most likely have taken that if into account. Keep in mind that we're not looking at a hypothetical or counterfactual ("imaginary") situation here.
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