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by mehrasa » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:35 am
Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

(A) Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
(B) If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
(C) If present metal prices continue to sharply rise,
(D) Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
(E) Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that


[spoiler]OA: A[/spoiler]
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by BellTheGMAT » Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:47 am
IMO A

C - "to sharply rise" is not acceptable. You can't break up an infinitive with an adverb.

As general rule... -
If you use "should" in the above sense, then the following verb is used in an infinitive form.
If you use "if", the following verb appears either in the subjunctive or in a normal tense (such as the present).
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by GmatKiss » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:47 am
Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

(A) Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, - FROM POE
(B) If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
(C) If present metal prices continue to sharply rise, (rise sharply)
(D) Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that - Ambiguous
(E) Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that - bad construction

IMO: A

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:19 am
mehrasa wrote:Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise, the value of the copper in a penny will soon be greater than the face value of the coin.

(A) Should present metal prices continue their sharp rise,
(B) If present metal prices are continuing their sharp rise,
(C) If present metal prices continue to sharply rise, -----changes the intended meaning
(D) Continuation of sharply rising metal prices should mean that
(E) Metal prices’ sharp rise continuing should mean that


[spoiler]OA: A[/spoiler]
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by crick » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:16 pm
I understand should can be used to show moral obligation and sometimes as hypothetical subjunctive

I am confused between using will and using would for the sentence. To elaborate, which of the following is correct and why :

Should you fail, you will be kicked out of the college.
Should you fail, you would be kicked out of the college.

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by aspirant2011 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:03 pm
crick wrote:I understand should can be used to show moral obligation and sometimes as hypothetical subjunctive

I am confused between using will and using would for the sentence. To elaborate, which of the following is correct and why :

Should you fail, you will be kicked out of the college.
Should you fail, you would be kicked out of the college.

Crick
I feel

Should you fail, you would be kicked out of the college

This will be better because of the subjunctive
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by sam2304 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:44 pm
crick wrote:I understand should can be used to show moral obligation and sometimes as hypothetical subjunctive

I am confused between using will and using would for the sentence. To elaborate, which of the following is correct and why :

Should you fail, you will be kicked out of the college.
Should you fail, you would be kicked out of the college.

Crick
The first one seems right to me.

I follow a simple rule for usage of will/would

will - future in present
would - future in past

If you exercise, you will be thin. - present tense
If you had exercised, you would have been thin. - past tense

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