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Jordon wrecked Bono's station wagon

by komal » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:34 am
18. Due to the fact that Jordan wrecked Bono's station wagon during a road trip last summer, she has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive her father's car.

(A) has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive

(B) has not been allowed to drive and probably never will be allowed to drive

(C) has not and probably never would be allowed to drive

(D) has not and probably will never be allowed to drive

(E) has not and probably never will be allowed to drive

OA : B
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by gmatmachoman » Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:37 am
IMO C
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by jitendra_mulchandani » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:45 am
I too picked up A :(
Searched on the internet for explanations ..here is my understanding...

The sentence talks about an incident and an action that was taken after it. The effect of the action still continues hence present perfect is required in the first part of the sentence.

The second part is refering to what is likely to happen in the future, hence WILL is required.

18. Due to the fact that Jordan wrecked Bono's station wagon during a road trip last summer, she has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive her father's car.

(A) has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive ---Would is incorrect.

(B) has not been allowed to drive and probably never will be allowed to drive - Correct

(C) has not and probably never would be allowed to drive - past participle is required to explain the continued effect.

(D) has not and probably will never be allowed to drive - Same as C

(E) has not and probably never will be allowed to drive - - Same as C
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by jitendra_mulchandani » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:49 am
oops, one mistake in my last post...

For Option C, present participle construction is required.
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by kstv » Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:03 am
jitendra_mulchandani wrote:I too picked up A :(
Searched on the internet for explanations ..here is my understanding...
The sentence talks about an incident and an action that was taken after it. The effect of the action still continues hence present perfect is required in the first part of the sentence.
Are u sugesting
Due to the fact that Jordan wrecked Bono's station wagon during a road trip last summer - is Present Perfect

Anyway, thanks for sharing your inputs gleaned from internet

In (A) (C) (D) and (E) has not and probably means she has not driven for whatsoever reason only (B) specifically mentioned she has not been allowed to drive after the accident.
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by reply2spg » Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:45 pm
This is good question. I was big time confused between B and E. Atlast, I marked correctly as B.
komal wrote:18. Due to the fact that Jordan wrecked Bono's station wagon during a road trip last summer, she has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive her father's car.

(A) has not been and probably never would be allowed to drive - Incorrect - 'Would be' is a conditional, it is not correct here. we need will in the second part of the sentence.

(B) has not been allowed to drive and probably never will be allowed to drive - Correct - we need 'been' to show ongoing process of not allowing the driving. Therefore, IMO this is correct

(C) has not and probably never would be allowed to drive - Incorrect - we need 'been' to show she is not allowed to drive is an ongoing process. Also, would is not correct here.

(D) has not and probably will never be allowed to drive - Incorrect - Same as C. We need 'been' in the first part.

(E) has not and probably never will be allowed to drive - Incorrect - Only difference between E and B is been. Since, we need been in the sentence, therefore, I have eliminated this option. Experts please comment on this option.

OA : B
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by tanviet » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:36 am
"will" is used to say about certainty and so can not be used with "possibly" . B, D and E are out.

we need "been" so C is out.

A is correct because "would" can be used in present time to show uncertainty

please, confirm/comment. Thank you
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by spartacus1412 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:08 pm
yes i agree with duongthang.
I too would go for A.
would can reflect some possibility in the future.
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