A majority of the international journalists surveyed view

Question

A majority of the international journalists surveyed view nuclear power stations as unsafe at present but  that they will, or could,  be made sufficiently safe in the future.

(D) think that they will be or could
(E) think the power stations would or could

Futuristic · Answer

D it is.... I suggest that for the benefit of others, you post the other answer choices here. If you wish for 2 choices to be discussed, you can state this after the question stem

sumitsarkar82 · Answer

Why not E... I have this doubt from an earlier instance

karlfurt · Answer

I'll go for E because they refers to journalists or stations.
Moreover, Im not sure about the future tense.

sangarelli · Answer

Well the reason its not (E) is the construction before or must be same in structure as the construction after or.

that is will be or could be....

These two match but not in (E) which says would or could be.The be is midding in the first part.

In questions such as these say for example whr not only but also is used.
the construction after nopt only must match the construction after but also.

This maintains parallelism.

sangarelli · Answer

Well actually i fnd this on this very forum,


use will when looking forward from the present to the future.
use would when looking forward from the past to the future.

karlfurt · Answer

I'll reconsider my answer and will go for C.

The point which convinces me is that THAT is missing in E.

quasars · Answer

This is exactly the question that I'm pointing to - Is 'will' and 'could' parallel?

ps_dahiya · Answer

No they are not but what do you think is better: I think you will do better. :yes

OR I think you would do better. :no

This is kind of prediciton. Always use "will" with predicitons. I think you can do better. : yes OR I think you could do better. :yes

Here "can" and "could" are interchangable. Read this: https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ ... .htm#would https://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ ... ry.htm#can

SAILAJA KATTUBADI · Answer

Can someone explain the differences b/n will, can & shall ? In what context should they be used?

kripalkavi · Answer

I  can  do it - indicates capability. 
I  shall  do it - This is more forceful; simillar to 'I  will  do it'

ak_idc · Answer

General usage is like this:

"Can" for capability
"Shall" for obligation or compulsion. 
"Will" for personal discretion or strong conviction

bmwhype2 · Answer

this is wrong!!!!!

will is definite
 would is uncertain

AshwinMohan · Answer

I think imho, the answer should be E. More than anything, THEY has ambiguous reference. They can be the nuclear power stations or international journalists!!
In E, the clear reference is made, that it is the power stations.

A majority of the international journalists surveyed view

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