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My point was not about would; I was talking about should and wish; Again I already have the views of MGMAT and others; All I wanted was some example from GMAT, to be sure. If you find such a thing, may be you can post it to me
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I'm not crazy about this question--none of the answers is quite GMAT style--but it does push us to consider if...then construction.

When an if...then sentence represents a general rule with no uncertainty, use IF present THEN present. When an if...then sentence represents a particular future case with no uncertainty, use IF present THEN future. (For other if...then constructions not relevant to this question, see the Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Strategy Guide, page 112-113)

For this sentence, I'd incline toward IF present THEN future, because this sentence seems to be about a particular case. I might accept IF present THEN present if all the IF present THEN future answers have other grammatical problems. So I'll eliminate C for sure, and B tentatively.

OK, for concision I'm going to choose compete over be able to compete or be in competition, so there go A and D.

That leaves E. I don't think B is terrible, but I'd have to go with E.

A small additional point: raise their...game is too colloquial for real GMAT SC.
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Hi Michael,
Why not B? what is wrong with it?

Also, is 'if they are to' a correct grammatical construction?
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Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms

A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms
B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete with private firms
C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms
D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to be in competition with private firms
E. Public companies will need to raise their governance game if they are to compete with private firms
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When an if...then sentence represents a particular future case with no uncertainty, use IF present THEN future.
A and E are thus the contenders.
If they want to be able to compete is redundant in option a and thus the correct ans is E.
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Also, in A, "will be required" is unnecessary as it is unclear "who" requires them to raise their governance game. Also, "compete with" is preferred.


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Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able
to compete against private firms

A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want
to be able to compete against private firms

B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete
with private firms

C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to
compete against private firms

D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to
be in competition with private firms

E. Public companies will need to raise their governance game if they are
to compete with private firms
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to compete against private firms

A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want
to be able to compete against private firms

B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete
with private firms

C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to
compete against private firms

D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to
be in competition with private firms

E. Public companies will need to raise their governance game if they are
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Merging similar topic.

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Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms.

A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms

B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete with private firms

C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms

D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to be in competition with private firms

E. Public companies will need to raise their governance game if they are to compete with private firms
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will do used in if clause shows the action following that of main clause.

wrong question
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Can someone explain me what is wrong with option B, though E is also correct but B is more straight forward and concise.
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Chose E. Although B is also attractive..
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A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms

B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete with private firms

C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms

D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to be in competition with private firms

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A. "will be required" and "want to be able to" are unidiomatic and long compared to E.
B. This is similar to the construction "If they wish to X, then they should Y" ...here the latter part should be an obligation, a necessity. The correct construction would be "If they wish to X, then they must/need to Y". But, yes, it is tempting to the ear. Luckily, when you arrive at E, the temptation goes away!
C. a conditional (would) is used with present tense (wish to). This is incorrect. It is either present+future or past+conditional.
D. "have to need to" is redundant and very unpleasant to the ear, and so is "are to be in".
E. Simple and elegant. Follows the "If [present], then [future]" format.
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Ist segment of conditions Condition future test and reason present tense.
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A. U Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms
B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete with private firms
C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms
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"Compete against" is wrong idiom. It should be "Compete with".
So A and C are out
Rejecting D because of the phrase "are to be in competition with". B and E are much more concise.
I chose E over B because in B, just because E sounds better than B.

Can anyone please tell me the correct POE for B?

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A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms
B. Public companies should raise their governance game if they wish to compete with private firms
C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms
D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to be in competition with private firms
E. Public companies will need to raise their governance game if they are to compete with private firms
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we need to use first conditional
If present simple, then Will + verb in infinitive form.
if present simple, then should/would - incorrect. B and C make this error.
D - have to need / are to be in - oh my good...way too wordy.
A - will be required / to be able - same thing..way too wordy.

E is more concise, and expresses the intended meaning in the shortest possible way.
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A. Public companies will be required to raise their governance game if they want to be able to compete against private firms
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C. Public companies would need to raise their governance game if they wish to compete against private firms
D. Public companies have to need to raise their governance game if they are to be in competition with private firms
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If.....then type of question.
If in present tense...then must have simple present.
So contending options are A and E. Since A sounds wordy. I would go with E
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Also isnt there an idiom error?Compete with and compete against?
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In option E , isn't "They are to " considered awkward according to MGMAT.
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Can you please explain this question ?
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I'm not crazy about this question--none of the answers is quite GMAT style--but it does push us to consider if...then construction.

When an if...then sentence represents a general rule with no uncertainty, use IF present THEN present. When an if...then sentence represents a particular future case with no uncertainty, use IF present THEN future. (For other if...then constructions not relevant to this question, see the Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Strategy Guide, page 112-113)

For this sentence, I'd incline toward IF present THEN future, because this sentence seems to be about a particular case. I might accept IF present THEN present if all the IF present THEN future answers have other grammatical problems. So I'll eliminate C for sure, and B tentatively.

OK, for concision I'm going to choose compete over be able to compete or be in competition, so there go A and D.

That leaves E. I don't think B is terrible, but I'd have to go with E.

A small additional point: raise their...game is too colloquial for real GMAT SC.
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