a portion of the capital were/WAS

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a portion of the capital were/WAS

by arorag » Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:19 pm
Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.
(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been

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by punit.kaur.mba » Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:53 am
According to Manhattan SC, this seems to be an example of subjunctive mood. the phrase would have been along with "if" indicates a degree of uncertainty. Hence using "were" would be more appropriate.

I would choose (C).

Whats the OA?

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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:31 am
Punit,

You are correct.

Irrespective of the subject, the to be form always takes the form of were and NOT was/is

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by loki.gmat » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:34 am
i think we require a past participle here.

hence IMO E.

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by chidcguy » Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:45 am
Is "Would be generated" in the form of would + have + participle"

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by uptowngirl92 » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:30 pm
The Oa is C ..If he WERE and not WAS is the correct construction.Hence B is out.
Could somebody tell me whats wrong with E?Its not clear.

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by Nick0203 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:52 pm
)(A) 'would have been' in IF clause is grammatically incorrect
(B) Same as (A)
(C) Correct. 'were' is rightly used to denoted an hypothetical situation.
(D) 'were' required instead of 'was'
(E) 'had been' is incorrect