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by real2008 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:06 am
If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately.
(A) If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(B) Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated
(C) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(D) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated
(E) If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated


what is wrong with B?
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Re: p19 InterCom

by rahulg83 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:49 am
real2008 wrote:If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately.
(A) If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(B) Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated
(C) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(D) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated
(E) If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated


what is wrong with B?
B is wrong. 'they' refers back to 'anyone', which is singular..
Correct answer D..
If <past perfect>, then <would have>

OA?
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Re: p19 InterCom

by real2008 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:08 am
rahulg83 wrote:
real2008 wrote:If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated, or even suspected, the impending sale of the Koniko kelp processing plant, they would have advised owners of Koniko stock to unload all shares immediately.
(A) If anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(B) Had anyone at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated
(C) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers would have anticipated
(D) If any people at InterCom Financial Advisers had anticipated
(E) If anybody at InterCom Financial Advisers anticipated


what is wrong with B?
B is wrong. 'they' refers back to 'anyone', which is singular..
Correct answer D..
If <past perfect>, then <would have>

OA?
OA is D> i understand why D is correct. But still not getting your explanation to reject B. I am still not finding the error in it....what is wrong with "anyone"?
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by DeepakR » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:21 am
Anyone - singular but we have "they would have advised owners" they is plural. So anyone is ruled out, instead we need to have something that is plural. People is plural and it is correct.

Anyone, anybody and anything etc are singular pronouns.

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by real2008 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:31 am
DeepakR wrote:Anyone - singular but we have "they would have advised owners" they is plural. So anyone is ruled out, instead we need to have something that is plural. People is plural and it is correct.

Anyone, anybody and anything etc are singular pronouns.

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Please bear with me, then I hope that 'any people' is plural....
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by rahulg83 » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:43 pm
real2008 wrote:
DeepakR wrote:Anyone - singular but we have "they would have advised owners" they is plural. So anyone is ruled out, instead we need to have something that is plural. People is plural and it is correct.

Anyone, anybody and anything etc are singular pronouns.

-Deepak
Please bear with me, then I hope that 'any people' is plural....
Yes you are correct.
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