The Department of Education has concluded that if children learn to re

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The Department of Education has concluded that if children learn to read and  did math from an early age, they will require less remedial work in later school years.

A. did math from an early age, they will require less remedial work in later school years

B. did math from an early age, they require in later school years less remedial work

C. do math from an early age, they require less remedial work in later school years

D. do math from an early age, they will be required in later school years to do less remedial work

E. did math from an early age, less remedial work will be required in later school years

generis · Answer

SajjadAhmad  , happily, and done.

Gagan0009 · Answer

Ansser should be C.
Chidlren Learn to do math sounds better than childern did math and also maintains the parallelism.

So that leaves us with C and D.
C have all the verbs in simple present tense and makes sense too.
D is a bit awkward too as compared to C.

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Bombsante · Answer

Hi Experts, isn't this a classical conditional if...then sentence?

I believe this sentence intends to say that children will require less remedial work, if they learn to read and do math from an early age.

In OA there is no use of will to depict this condition that may happen in future. I am really struggling to understand what is wrong in option D? The only thing that looks wrong to me is the way it is constructed; they will be required in later school years to do less remedial work seems awkward instead of they will be required to do less remedial work in later school years.

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bhargavakumartu · Answer

Hi pardon if my interpretation is not correct. In d. To me it feels that if kids have done what has been asked then they will be required(asked/ made mandatory) in later school years(at some place/ or say in school) to do some sort of work(less remedial work). It seems like kids who study in early age is signing a contract because I have seen "required" being used synonymously with demanded and hence often act as subjunctive. Please correct me if anyone feels that something was lacking in my understanding and thought process. Thank you

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generis · Answer

This question is indeed a conditional. It's a zero conditional.
If this thing happens, then that thing happens.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Think about  will  as something you'd like to use in a ~prediction. Something like this:

If Dhoni scores a century, the Indian team will win.  ← Think of this as a very  specific  prediction. This is the sort of thing you'd say before or during a match ("If he scores a century, we will win!").

A conditional statement can also be used to discuss something that is  generally true . Something like this:

If Dhoni scores a century, the Indian team wins.  ← This is a general statement about what happens every time Dhoni scores a century. "Every time Dhoni scores a century, the Indian team wins".

agarwalankur · Answer

To me it looks like a sentence which tests: Subjunctive Mood, parallelism

1. Subjunctive: "conclude that" with a plural "learn" hints on the subjunctive mood and hence we need the base form of "require"

2. "To Read & Do Math" is parallel as both are in simple present vs "To Read and Did Math".

Both the errors are taken care of in Option C

Hope you like my explanation.

sd1713 · Answer

Shouldn't this be a First Conditiona statement like in Answer D? This situation is likely to happen, but not guaranteed.

I don't see why we are using the Zero Conditional like in Answer C.

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