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Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain Updated on: 16 Oct 2022, 08:54
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(#1) even though not underlined - is the verb "raised" only or is the verb "Raised concern" ?

Remember - verbs can be two words (Bolded parts are the verbs - [ I am tall | I feel bad | I should eat | John could die | They could die]

So i thought ""Raised concern" is the verb
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(#2) In (c) - if "were" was used instead of "Are" -- would (c-variant) be wrong then ?

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(#2) In (c) - if "were" was used instead of "Are" -- would (c-variant) be wrong then ?
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The sentence says that 'coffee prices rose sharply Monday', so the rise was within the last week and chances are that the prices are still high. So 'ARE' makes sense.

'C' would be the best of the five answers even if had 'WERE' instead of 'ARE', but 'ARE' is better for this sentence. The concern has been raised recently, in the present time. The sentence isn't talking of some historical event.

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(#2) In (c) - if "were" was used instead of "Are" -- would (c-variant) be wrong then ?
The sentence says that 'coffee prices rose sharply Monday', so the rise was within the last week and chances are that the prices are still high. So 'ARE' makes sense.

'C' would be the best of the five answers even if had 'WERE' instead of 'ARE', but 'ARE' is better for this sentence. The concern has been raised recently, in the present time. The sentence isn't talking of some historical event.

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hmm vv65 - i dont understand why we are looking at "Coffee prices rose sharply" what-soever.

The "When" clause, circled in red, is embedded with the THAT clause (please see arrow in screenshot)

I didnt think the verb in the "When" clause depended on ""Coffee prices rose sharply"
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i dont understand why we are looking at "Coffee prices rose sharply" what-soever.

The "When" clause, circled in red, is embedded with the THAT clause (please see arrow in screenshot)

I didnt think the verb in the "When" clause depended on ""Coffee prices rose sharply"
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You asked about why the sentence uses ARE and not WERE. To understand that, you need to pay attention to "Coffee prices rose sharply Monday". All parts of the sentence are related!

This is the sentence we get with (C):
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Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain in almost three years, after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern that the world’s largest crop could be damaged at a time when supplies are already tight.
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The sentence tell us the following story:
- Brazil had a weekend cold snap
- This cold snap raised concerns that the world's largest coffee crop could be damaged
- (Inference: Brazil has the world's largest coffee crop)
- Supplies of coffee are already tight
- On Monday the prices of coffee rose sharply
- This was the biggest one-day gain in three years

Meaning-wise, 'WERE' would not fit in this sentence.

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One could have chosen (C) without thinking so much about meaning. Because (C) is the only answer choice that produces a grammatically acceptable sentence. The phrasing in the other answers is unacceptable.

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Coffee prices rose sharply Monday, posting their biggest one-day gain Updated on: 16 Oct 2022, 08:53
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Quick questions on (C)

(#1) in (C) - drew a quick timeline. Could you help mark where would "at a time when supplies are already tight" fall on this timeline ?
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(#2) In (c) - if "were" was used instead of "Are" -- where would "at a time when supplies are were already tight" be marked on this timeline ?

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(#3) in (c) - the phrase [when supplies are already tight]..whether the when phrase uses were / are / will be - is based on which part of the sentence :
(i) Coffee prices rose sharply Monday
(ii) after a weekend cold snap in Brazil raised concern
(iii) the world’s largest crop could be damaged
(iv) none of the above
(v) we cant say

i thought (iii) but now i am thinking perhaps (v)
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(#3) in (c) - the phrase [when supplies are already tight]..whether the when phrase should be present / past / future - is based on which part of the sentence
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It's based on the whole sentence. All parts of the sentence are related.


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Theory on multiple uses of "Could" :

https://www.englishpage.com/modals/coul ... %22can.%22

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Possibility
1. John could be the one who stole the money.
2. John could have been the one who stole the money.
3. John could go to jail for stealing the money.

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could - conditional of can
1. If I had more time, I could travel around the world.
2. If I had had more time, I could have traveled around the world.
3. If I had more time this winter, I could travel around the world.

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could - suggestionn
1. NO PRESENT FORM
2. You could have spent your vacation in Hawaii.
3. You could spend your vacation in Hawaii.

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could - past ability
1. I could run ten miles in my twenties.
2. I could speak Chinese when I was a kid.
"Could" cannot be used in positive sentences in which you describe a momentary or one-time ability.
Yesterday, I could lift the couch by myself. Not Correct

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