Tutors please explain

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sq720: Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts; Posts: 59; Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:05 pm

by sq720 » Wed Jul 08, 2009 4:33 pm

Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in the press reports.
A. that they not be named
B. that their names will not be used
C. that their names are not used
D. of not having their names
E. of not naming them

C

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by dumb.doofus » Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:26 pm

IMO A

I see it as a simple form of subjunctive.. "spoke on condition that".. and so I feel A is correct.

I really don't see C as an answer to this question.

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by honeysn » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:04 pm

I will go with B. Pls explain why B is not the option?

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Re: Tutors please explain

by graghukalyan » Wed Jul 08, 2009 11:57 pm

sq720 wrote:Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in the press reports.
A. that they not be named
B. that their names will not be used
C. that their names are not used
D. of not having their names
E. of not naming them

C

D & E filter out.
Out of A,B,C - B has "will" which presents a case of high certainity.But this sentence has just a condition where the degree of certainity cannot be considered "high" by default. So, B goes.

IMHO A looks better than C as it is simple subjunctive statement.

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by nervesofsteel » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:40 am

IMO B

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by gmat740 » Thu Jul 09, 2009 4:45 am

IMO A

I see it as a simple form of subjunctive.. "spoke on condition that".. and so I feel A is correct.

I really don't see C as an answer to this question.

I second that

IMO-A

Subjunctive Mood:

that+ clause + infinitive(without "to")

that they not be named

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