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SC - Financial Officers 10 May 2011, 21:23
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I think its A.
Subjunctives... Use'That' + 'be' form
Eliminates D and E.
B uses'will', using 'would' is better. C uses 'are'
A is perfect.
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SC - Financial Officers 10 May 2011, 23:39
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Subjunctive usage
that + be has to be used here.

options A and B remain by POE.
condition subjunctive usage require use of would than will here, as the condition may may not happen in future.

thus A is valid use.

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This Question is from Set 10. The OA given is E but i feel it should be A.
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SC - Financial Officers 11 May 2011, 14:19
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+1 E

I think that the question evaluates an idiom, not the subjunctive mood.
D is wordy.
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Metallicafan Please elaborate on your reasoning for the same
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Inmediately, the question tries to evaluate if "condition" has to be written with "of" or "that". This is not a grammar rule, it just evaluates your knowledge of certain expressions in English.

I must admit that it is the first time I find this idiom. In these extreme cases, your ear has to help you. However, it is not the best way. The solution is memorizing these new expressions you find, there is not another way. Bookmark this question for future references and keep it also in your error log.

In relation to D, it is not an "economical" choice, too many words to express the same in E.

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