Marie Bonaparte put up the ransom that the Nazis insisted on if Freud

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Marie Bonaparte put up the ransom that the Nazis insisted on  if Freud was to be allowed  to leave Vietnam.

(A) if Freud was to be allowed

(B) if Freud were allowed

(C) should Freud be allowed

(D) if they will allow Freud

(E) should allowance be made for Freud

HARRY113 · Answer

I Go with A)

A--not great, but I can't find anything particularly wrong with it.

B--uses subjunctive incorrectly. For "if/then" statements, we need a conditional verb for the consequence of the hypothetical.

C--the use of "should" to mean "if" is incorrect

D--no need to use the future tense "will" since we're talking about a past event

E--"allowance be made" is awkward

gvij2017 · Answer

Can you explain "If+ was" construction?

SofiaDahiya · Answer

(A) if Freud was to be allowed

(B) if Freud were allowed - 'Singular' noun has been changed to 'Plular'

(C) should Freud be allowed - should can't be used for past

(D) if they will allow Freud - will can't be used for past

(E) should allowance be made for Freud - this sentence is unnecessarily wordy and lenghty

AG95 · Answer

GMATNinja  Please help with this question

Ayushi1597 · Answer

Please explain the meaning of the sentence and why A is the correct choice

Abhishek009 · Answer

If + Present Tense  +  Then + Simple Present/Future

Hence, IMHO (A), correct Answer!!

Mavisdu1017 · Answer

Shouldn’t it use subjunctive? Anybody can help? Thanks

paridhibajaj · Answer

Hi, can an expert please explain why options B and C are eliminated over A?

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