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The team announced that its record deteriorated much further in the first half of the season than analysts had predicted them to and its performance will improve in the last half of the season.
A)had predicted them to and its performance will improve
B)had predicted and that its performance would improve
C)predicted they would and that it will improve its performance
D)predicted them to and its performance would improve
E)predicted and that it will have improved its performance
A)had predicted them to and its performance will improve
B)had predicted and that its performance would improve
C)predicted they would and that it will improve its performance
D)predicted them to and its performance would improve
E)predicted and that it will have improved its performance
Aristocrat
The correct answer is B. Usage of would in past tense is correct. And predicted here needs to be in perfect tense to clarify the correct chronology.
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The first half ,Non underlined portion : Announced THAT its.......
In the underlined portion, there's a AND : a Parallelism marker
First split : we will skim through options for : THAT........AND.......THAT Parallelism
Vertical scan reveals : Only B ,C n E to follow suit
C / E : THAT ITS..........AND...........THAT IT : Eliminated
B : THAT ITS..........AND............THAT ITS : Perfect Parallelism
Leading to B, my take
In the underlined portion, there's a AND : a Parallelism marker
First split : we will skim through options for : THAT........AND.......THAT Parallelism
Vertical scan reveals : Only B ,C n E to follow suit
C / E : THAT ITS..........AND...........THAT IT : Eliminated
B : THAT ITS..........AND............THAT ITS : Perfect Parallelism
Leading to B, my take
B for had predicted and would construction
B is the answer.
It uses correct tense and would instead of will.
It uses correct tense and would instead of will.
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Thanks for the explanation !!! +1 kudos to you !!!
I agree B is perfect.
Usage of past perfect tense is also another reason.
Usage of past perfect tense is also another reason.
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'B' is correct,
I have chosen answer as 'D'
but i read in Aristotle SC prep that its
"past perfect + would have"
and "simple past + would"
then how 'B' is correct?
I have chosen answer as 'D'
but i read in Aristotle SC prep that its
"past perfect + would have"
and "simple past + would"
then how 'B' is correct?
Aristocrat
"had" needs to be used as sequencing of events is required and "would" needs to be used as it is of subjunctive mood. "will" can be used when you are sure of things.
B.. past perfect thats why "had" is necassary..and predicted takes "would"
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