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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was not established to draw its member nations into a close economic and political union; it will strengthen its charter someday, but only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were to place pressure on the smaller members to yield to the common interest.


A) someday, but only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were to place pressure

B) someday, but only if pressure from leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, is placed

C) someday only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, would place pressure

D) someday only if leading members, which includes Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were placing pressure

E) someday only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, place pressure


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It is based on single concept of if-then construction.
if (simple present tense) , then (simple future or present tense)
As in Question already then part is in simple future so then should be simple present
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Can some expert please explain why the other choices are wrong?
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Can some expert please explain why the other choices are wrong?
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Can some expert please explain why the other choices are wrong?
Try the official question that this question is based on.

Thanks AjiteshArun.
The OG question is more understandable, and now this makes sense
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was not established to draw its member nations into a close economic and political union; it will strengthen its charter someday, but only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were to place pressure on the smaller members to yield to the common interest.


A) someday, but only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were to place pressure

B) someday, but only if pressure from leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, is placed

C) someday only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, would place pressure

D) someday only if leading members, which includes Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, were placing pressure

E) someday only if leading members, including Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand, place pressure


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Creating a filter: In this question, when we read the prompt, we pause about the relationship between the word "if" and the word "were." As usual, we're checking not just for grammar, but to identify what the intended meaning of the sentence is and whether it's expressed. The word "if" identifies a condition. "Were" is a verb in the subjunctive mood, which in this case, is expressing a condition contrary to fact. Those two things could go together. We could say, "if we were king, we would do X, Y, and Z." But this is a statement about the future. The words "will strengthen" and "someday" make that clear. And in the future, the condition doesn't go along with the contrary to fact. It's a fact: if these countries place pressure, they will strengthen their charter.

Applying the filter: This leads us to answer choice (E). Choice (B) uses the passive tense without need. Choice (C) uses "would" inside the condition, which doesn't make sense here. (D) has the same problem as (A). The answer is (E). Notice that the word "but" isn't needed. The phrase "only if" is accurate and complete in identifying the necessary condition for the strengthening of the charter.

The correct answer is (E).
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