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Verb tense question

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by bharatv » Wed May 20, 2009 5:13 am
Because the Supreme Court has ruled that the prosecution in a job discrimination case must prove not only that the employer lied about the reasons for dismissal but also that those reasons were discriminatory, plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to when their cases are decided in lower courts.

a. that they can appeal to when their cases are

b. to which to appeal after their cases have been

c. for appealing if their case has been

d. to which they can appeal if their case is

e. that their cases can appeal, if they have been
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by vaishalijain7 » Wed May 20, 2009 6:57 am
I am confused b/w 'A' & 'D'. Not sure whether 'if' or 'when' is preferred in this case. Most probably 'A'.
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by scoobydooby » Wed May 20, 2009 7:11 am
would go for D.

"if" goes better a conditional statement than "when"

"if X, then Y" or "Y if X"

we are using the latter form here.
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Re: Verb tense question

by rahulg83 » Wed May 20, 2009 9:13 am
bharatv wrote:Because the Supreme Court has ruled that the prosecution in a job discrimination case must prove not only that the employer lied about the reasons for dismissal but also that those reasons were discriminatory, plaintiffs in such cases fear that they will have no higher court that they can appeal to when their cases are decided in lower courts.

a. that they can appeal to when their cases are

b. to which to appeal after their cases have been

c. for appealing if their case has been

d. to which they can appeal if their case is

e. that their cases can appeal, if they have been
Whether to use "cases" (plural) or "case" (singular) here?
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by California4jx » Wed May 20, 2009 9:21 am
D is the answer.
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by bharatv » Thu May 21, 2009 10:37 am
OA is B. Even i went with 'D'.
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