A good example of could vs would
In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to
Queen Catherine annulled <so as to marry Anne Boleyn>.
(A) so as to marry
(B) and so could be married to
(C) to be married to
(D) so that he could marry
(E) in order that he would marry
OA D
Correct. Th is sentence's construction clearly shows the reason that Henry sought an
annulment; could is more appropriate than would because the annulment would not
ensure his marriage-it would only enable him to marry.
optionE.. conditional would marry is incorrect
example of when to use would...
Affording strategic proximity to the Strait of Gibraltar, Morocco was also of interest to the French throughout the first half of the twentieth century because they assumed that if they did not hold it, their grip on Algeria was always insecure.
(A) if they did not hold it, their grip on Algeria was always insecure
(B) without it their grip on Algeria would never be secure
(C) their grip on Algeria was not ever secure if they did not hold it
(D) without that, they could never be secure about their grip on Algeria
(E) never would their grip on Algeria be secure if they did not hold it
OA B
Correct. uses the conditional would never be.
Example where Could .. a possiblity
Combining enormous physical strength with higher intelligence, the Neanderthals appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the environment could put in their path, but their relatively sudden disappearance during the Paleolithic era indicates that an inability to adapt to some environmental change led to their extinction.
(A) appear as equipped for facing any obstacle the
environment could put in their path,
(B) appear to have been equipped to face any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,
(C) appear as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(D) appeared as equipped to face any obstacle the
environment could put in their paths,
(E) appeared to have been equipped for facing any
obstacle the environment could put in their path,
OA [spoiler]B
[/spoiler]Correct. The verb tense clearly indicates that the current evidence is about
Neanderthals in the past.
