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08 Oct 2010, 17:11
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From Kaplan 800:
Some analysts warn that, if the "numbers prove to be accurate", the entire SS system _________ in danger of failing.
(D) would continue to be
(E) will continue to be
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I would like to know why D is incorrect. Per MGMAT, "If she ate pizza tomorrow, she would fall sick" is a correct sentence. Then, why isnt D? (If hypothetical event, X would Y).
Perhaps "prove to be accurate" is not in the hypothetical-past tense? Should it be "numbers were accurate" to make D correct? or perhaps "if someone proved the numbers to be accurate"?
Another reason why would seems appropriate here is that this is a prediction and doesn't seem 100% certain given the statistical nature.
Can someone please provide a clear rule of thumb on when to use will and when to use would, for a sentence:
If X (in the future), then Y would/will Z
Some analysts warn that, if the "numbers prove to be accurate", the entire SS system _________ in danger of failing.
(D) would continue to be
(E) will continue to be
------------
I would like to know why D is incorrect. Per MGMAT, "If she ate pizza tomorrow, she would fall sick" is a correct sentence. Then, why isnt D? (If hypothetical event, X would Y).
Perhaps "prove to be accurate" is not in the hypothetical-past tense? Should it be "numbers were accurate" to make D correct? or perhaps "if someone proved the numbers to be accurate"?
Another reason why would seems appropriate here is that this is a prediction and doesn't seem 100% certain given the statistical nature.
Can someone please provide a clear rule of thumb on when to use will and when to use would, for a sentence:
If X (in the future), then Y would/will Z
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31 Jul 2015, 12:17
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My 2 cents:
Coz as its said that "continue to be"...that means it had already been failing so there is no uncertainity so definitly "will" is the right choice and not would
Coz as its said that "continue to be"...that means it had already been failing so there is no uncertainity so definitly "will" is the right choice and not would
