It might be true that if merely one country out of

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It might be true  that if merely one country out of 25—Britain, say—were to vote no, the situation would be awkward  for all concerned.

(A) that if merely one country out of 25—Britain, say—were to vote no, the situation would be awkward
(B) if merely one country out of 25—Britain, say—would vote no, the situation would be awkward
(C) that if merely one country out of 25—Britain, say—would have voted no, the situation would be awkward
(D) if merely one country out of 25—Britain, say—were to vote no, the situation were to be awkward
(E) that if merely one country from 25—Britain, say—were to vote no, the situation would be awkward

kpadma · Answer

I would go with A 

contrary conditional statements require "were" and "would"

stolyar · Answer

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SmashingGrace · Answer

I vote for A.

B - never use 'will' or 'would' after 'if'
C - same as above
D - 'if... were... were' - incorrect 
 - 'if... were.... would' -correct
E - 'one country  from  25' - incorrect idiom

enigmatic007 · Answer

my vote for A ... NICE EFFORT SMASHING ! Have fun

dr_sabr · Answer

I will go also will A

We need that to explain what is true. would have voted grammeticly wrong, and one country from 25 in not idiomatic.

syamee_u · Answer

good lesson:

 never use "will or would" after if. 

thank you

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