Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America’s most enduring wri

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Over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s,  will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.

A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books. 
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.

Shashank1149 · Accepted Answer

Guys, remember simple logic

In problems of this type - 
Past goes with conditional -ALWAYS
present goes with future - ALWAYS

Past + future - ALWAYS WRONG
Present + conditional - ALWAYS WRONG

Coming to current problem, first part is in past. Hence next part should be conditional
Here, both WOULD HAVE and WOULD are conditional
Yet there is a difference:
Would have is used for the past which never happened. Eg- if John had eaten pizza yesterday, he would have fell ill. 
Note here that John didn't eat pizza in fact.

Would is used when we know it has happened, as in present case. John, who ate pizza yesterday, would become ill. Here it's past+conditional.

Hope it's clear.

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SunShine · Answer

well.. the OA is E.

The best answer is E. Choices A, B and D use tenses that can only be used for the living. Hughes, the subject of the sentence, is deceased, as is evidenced by the sentence. Choice C sets up a condition would have published... but the condition is then not specified.

Raffie · Answer

This is E. It's difficult to explain why.

A, B & D have to be wrong because of the tense (Hughes is dead, so everything is in the past, not present or future).

C - "Would have published" begs an "if" clause - it suggests that he didn't actually publish

"Would publish" actually has the force of past perfect, it means the same as "Did publish" and would be used in a certain type of formal writing. Sorry I can't give you a more "grammary" explanation, but I'm sure this is right.

OldFritz · Answer

Straight E. That answer option uses the right tense to indicate that something that has already happened, is being anticipated to occur as if it hasn't happened. The word "would" fulfills this bill.

Cheers.

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daagh · Answer

To understand this topic in its right perspective, please travel with me to the beginning of the Hughes’s life-span of 65 years and look at the events from there
A. 65 years is deep in the past and hence we need a past tense related verb and the use of will have published, a future perfect tense is inappropriate. 
B. Is publishing is also wrong for the same reasons as in A
C. Would have published is sheer speculation as though, a correct count could not be taken even at the end of the 65- year tenure. incorrect 
D. Will publish does not go well with the pastness 
E. Would publish gives the picture of a report, because, starting from the beginning, the tense indicates a factual factor. correct choice

TomB · Answer

daagh

can you tell me what makes option C wrong. The only difference is "would have" and "would". Please explain in detail

daagh · Answer

Here the text wants to assert that Hughes has published a certain number of things.  ‘Would publish ’, a past future tense of ‘will publish’ does that job neatly. On the contrary, ‘ would have published ’ leaves us with an uncertainty whether he did publish at all so many. This element of speculation makes C inferior.

harishsharma81 · Answer

over his 65-year life span, Hughes, one of America's most enduring writers and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.

A. will have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books. 
B. is publishing hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
C. would have published hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
D. will publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.
E. would publish hundreds of poems, plus novels, short stories, autobiographies, librettos, essays and children's books.

lets start the elimination process. A - Can not because will have denotes something in the future but sentence 
says -Over his 65 years - means the its about past tense.
So - Eliminate B and D.

Now Out of C & E, E is a conditional sentence - Would publish.... that can be said for future work as well. So only Option left is C and that is the best answer.  .

TomB · Answer

Hai , daagh

thanks, i got your point. Can you suggest any material or website that covers this topic. I am not aware with all wordings like "would".

daagh · Answer

Google for modal verbs, among which would is one. Many sites have writings on the use of would, acting as a future tense of will in indirect speech, and as a subjunctive mood auxiliary verb in hypothetical cases.

rohitgupta86 · Answer

OK...
learning is a conditional sentence should be avoided...
I was not aware of that..

I had confusion between c and E...

But, since E is OA...i accept!

vivmechster · Answer

There is big confusion between C and E.

As per the intended meaning: There are some works that Hughes did repeatedly in his 65-years of life span.

Would Vs Would have:
C: Hughes would have published X, Y, Z. 
Means If something had happened Hughes would have published. This is not the author wants to convey.

E: Hughes would publish X,Y,Z.
Means: In his life span of 65 years Hughes published X,Y,Z repeatedly.
Supporting Doc: "Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past. 
Examples:
If he were an actor, he would be in adventure movies. conditional
I knew that she would be very successful in her career. past of "will"
When they first met, they would always have picnics on the beach. repetition

So choice E.

abhimahna · Answer

Good Question.

Doubt should be between C and E.

C is only incorrect because it posses a half conditional. E is the best.

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation

Correct Answer: E

The best answer is E. Choices A, B and D use tenses that can only be used for the living. Hughes, the subject of the sentence, is deceased, as is evidenced by the sentence. Choice C sets up a condition would have published... but the condition is then not specified.

AkshdeepS · Answer

VeritasKarishma

Is the format of given list of items correct?

A, B, C, D & E ---- Is it correct format.

I was looking for A, B, C, D, & E format.

Please help.

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