OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
If there are many compromises made in relation to the production process, the quality of the final product would be imperfect.A. there are many compromises made in relation to the production process, the quality of the final product would be
This answer choice creates a grammatical error by using the Future Past (would) in the result part of a Conditional 1 sentence. We can identify that the sentence is a Conditional 1 sentence by the use of Present in the condition (If... are). Accordingly, the result part of the conditional sentence should be in the Future or Present tense.B. there are many compromises made in relation to the production process, the quality of the final product will have been
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect and repeats the original Conditional error by using the Future Perfect (will have been) in the result part of a Conditional 1 sentence. We can identify that the sentence is a Conditional 1 sentence by the use of Present in the condition (If... are). Accordingly, the result part of the conditional sentence should be in the Future or Present tense.C. in relation to the production process, there is many compromises made, the quality of the final product will be
Although this answer choice corrects the original Conditional error by using the Future tense (will be) in the result part of a Conditional 1 sentence, it creates a Subject Verb Agreement error. The plural subject many compromises does not agree with the singular verb is.
What helps us identify this question as a Subject Verb Agreement question and identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: The verb precedes the subjectD. there are many compromises made in relation to the production process, the final product's quality will be
This answer choice corrects the original Conditional error by using the Future tense (will be) in the result part of a Conditional 1 sentenceE. there are many compromises made in relation to the production process, the quality of the final product had been
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect and repeats the original Conditional error by using the Past Perfect (had been) in the result part of a Conditional 1 sentence. We can identify that the sentence is a Conditional 1 sentence by the use of Present in the condition (If... are). Accordingly, the result part of the conditional sentence should be in the Future or Present tense.