if从句中动词时态的另外两例 146. A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures. (A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify (B) unless there will be another doctor to testify (C) without another doctor’s testimony (D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor(C) (E) lacking another doctor to testify Choice B incorrectly uses a future-tense verb (will be) in the if clause; the if clause must use the present tense if it is preceded, as here, by a result clause that uses a future-tense verb (e.g., will find). 151. If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of highly processed foods and excelling at sports is purely coincidental. (A) If Dr. Wade was right, any apparent connection of the eating of (B) Should Dr. Wade be right, any apparent connection of eating (C) If Dr. Wade is right, any connection that is apparent between eating of (D) If Dr. Wade is right, any apparent connection between eating(D) (E) Should Dr. Wade have been right, any connection apparent between eating D, the best choice, deals successfully with four issues. It uses a present indicative verb form in the conditional clause. If Dr. Wade is right, in order to agree with the verb in the main clause, any connection is...coincidental. |