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Despite their team’s shameful performance in the last season, the Yankee fans opined that the media was harsher on the team than the fans had expected it to and they will once again be among the best in baseball.
A) had expected it to and they will once again be
B) had expected and that their team would once again be
C) had expected it would and their team will once again be
D) expected and their team will once again be
E) expected and that their team will once again be
02 Jan 2022, 00:35
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
THE PROMPT
• Issue: verb tense, past perfect ("had expected")
The Yankee fans possess expectations about the media before those fans opine about the media.
The earlier of two events that occurred in the past is usually expressed using the past perfect verb tense, also called "the past of the past."
The construction is had + past participle (verbED)
Especially because surprising contrast exists, chronology is clearer when the verb had expected is used.
Yankees play horribly → fans expect media to be a little harsh on the team → media is harsher than fans had expected → despite Yankee's dismal performance and probably because of media's criticism, Yankee fans opined that the team would once again be among the best in baseball.
• Issue, verb tense: will vs. would
→ The fans opined about the future from the past.
To talk about the future in the past, use would.
The fans said, in the past, (notice that "opined" is past tense), that they hoped their team _____ be among the best.
We should use would, the past tense of will.
• Issue: THAT
The Yankee fans opined two things:
(1) that the media was harsher on the Yankees than the fans had expected the media would be, and
(2) that the Yankees would once again be among the best teams in baseball.
It is very difficult to predict when GMAC writers will require the repetition of that.
By my count, in the vast majority of sentences in which a verb idiomatically takes a "that," and in which belief or statement is being reported, we need a second "that" to tie the second that-clause material back to the verb opine.
Try to avoid deciding whether to keep an option on this basis alone.
Although you can allow the preference to "tilt" the answer, you should find an additional basis upon which to eliminate an answer.
THE OPTIONS
→ . . . expected it to is either a fragment or nonsensical. Probably both.
• second THAT is missing
(opined that the media was harsher than expected and that the team would once again be phenomenal)
• would is better than will in this context
→ The Yankee fans opined (talked about, past tense) about the future while they were in the past.
Use would.
Eliminate A
• would is the correct past tense form of will
• had expected refers back to the unexpected media harshness towards the team
• a second that keeps the two statements both parallel and easier to follow.
KEEP
You cannot omit (use ellipsis on) words that have not yet been mentioned (unless you use do, does, or did).
The implication is that the fans did not believe that the media would be harsh, but the sentence is not even close to expressing that implication.
The word harsh does not appear. The word harsher does appear.
This part of the sentence says that the fans did not expect that the media would ____
Would what? Would not be so harsh? Would not be harshER?
We cannot imply the word "harsh."
This option leaves us with two ungrammatical possibilities:
→ would harsher
→ would ????
• second that is missing (just as is the case in option A)
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE C
• second that is missing
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE D
• verb tense
→ As in option D, the simple past (expected) is not as effective at communicating chronology as is past perfect (had expected)
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is B.
Now, if you were really brave, you might act on the 4-1 will/would split and simply choose B because all the other options use will rather than would.
When someone is hoping out loud about something while they are in the past, we use the past tense of will—namely, would.
It is okay if you are not rock solid about the word would, which can start to get really confusing, even for native speakers.
COMMENTS
Wow, these answers are good.
I cannot pick a best.
The aspirants who follow should read this thread.
Analysis is thorough and clear.
Well done!
THE PROMPT
Quote:
• Issue: verb tense, past perfect ("had expected")
The Yankee fans possess expectations about the media before those fans opine about the media.
The earlier of two events that occurred in the past is usually expressed using the past perfect verb tense, also called "the past of the past."
The construction is had + past participle (verbED)
Especially because surprising contrast exists, chronology is clearer when the verb had expected is used.
Yankees play horribly → fans expect media to be a little harsh on the team → media is harsher than fans had expected → despite Yankee's dismal performance and probably because of media's criticism, Yankee fans opined that the team would once again be among the best in baseball.
• Issue, verb tense: will vs. would
→ The fans opined about the future from the past.
To talk about the future in the past, use would.
The fans said, in the past, (notice that "opined" is past tense), that they hoped their team _____ be among the best.
We should use would, the past tense of will.
• Issue: THAT
The Yankee fans opined two things:
(1) that the media was harsher on the Yankees than the fans had expected the media would be, and
(2) that the Yankees would once again be among the best teams in baseball.
It is very difficult to predict when GMAC writers will require the repetition of that.
By my count, in the vast majority of sentences in which a verb idiomatically takes a "that," and in which belief or statement is being reported, we need a second "that" to tie the second that-clause material back to the verb opine.
Try to avoid deciding whether to keep an option on this basis alone.
Although you can allow the preference to "tilt" the answer, you should find an additional basis upon which to eliminate an answer.
THE OPTIONS
Quote:
• sentence fragment / construction
→ . . . expected it to is either a fragment or nonsensical. Probably both.
• second THAT is missing
(opined that the media was harsher than expected and that the team would once again be phenomenal)
• would is better than will in this context
→ The Yankee fans opined (talked about, past tense) about the future while they were in the past.
Use would.
Eliminate A
Quote:
• I do not see any errors
• would is the correct past tense form of will
• had expected refers back to the unexpected media harshness towards the team
• a second that keeps the two statements both parallel and easier to follow.
KEEP
Quote:
• as in A, a fragment or nonsensical.
You cannot omit (use ellipsis on) words that have not yet been mentioned (unless you use do, does, or did).
The implication is that the fans did not believe that the media would be harsh, but the sentence is not even close to expressing that implication.
The word harsh does not appear. The word harsher does appear.
This part of the sentence says that the fans did not expect that the media would ____
Would what? Would not be so harsh? Would not be harshER?
We cannot imply the word "harsh."
This option leaves us with two ungrammatical possibilities:
→ would harsher
→ would ????
• second that is missing (just as is the case in option A)
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE C
Quote:
• verb tense: past perfect (had expected) is better than simple past (expected) to describe the earlier of two previous events
• second that is missing
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE D
Quote:
• verb tense
→ As in option D, the simple past (expected) is not as effective at communicating chronology as is past perfect (had expected)
• would, not will, is the better verb for this context
ELIMINATE E
The best answer is B.
Now, if you were really brave, you might act on the 4-1 will/would split and simply choose B because all the other options use will rather than would.
When someone is hoping out loud about something while they are in the past, we use the past tense of will—namely, would.
It is okay if you are not rock solid about the word would, which can start to get really confusing, even for native speakers.
COMMENTS
Wow, these answers are good.
I cannot pick a best.
The aspirants who follow should read this thread.
Analysis is thorough and clear.
Well done!
General Discussion
02 Jan 2022, 01:03
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B is the correct answer.
Two things: Use of 'would' is important beacuse of the use of 'opined', which is an action in the past. And, the use of 'that' which keeps the sentence parallel and retains the meaning.
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Two things: Use of 'would' is important beacuse of the use of 'opined', which is an action in the past. And, the use of 'that' which keeps the sentence parallel and retains the meaning.
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