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TTGWD2-Q3

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

A. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were
B. is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was
C. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were
D. are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was
E. are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

答案給C 我選B
我想問的是
(1).如果選C, 好像變成有兩個從屬子句連用1.until...penalties 2.if the deal were... not to be concluded 這樣不太合理吧
(2)若要用if the deal were...假設法,但是主要子句並沒有用would/could/should/might這樣是不是表應該用was(直說法ㄋ)
(3)答案c改用被動,看起來就是一個怪,
國外的網站大家討論是ａ不知道大家覺得如何

我選ｂ後來才發現make an offer for好像應該改用to 不過基於直說法的裡由 我一開始就刪掉a了,畢竟時態跟慣用語比起來是比較容易判斷的錯誤

不是牛牛

不过一直觉得表目的的话to do比for doing更好，所以一上来就把B排除了

至于A项，我觉得是a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties，that修饰agreement的话，应该挨着agreement,这样原文感觉离得远了点吧，所以A也排除了

关于你的问题：

(1)我觉得不是从句连用，结构应该是until (a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties (if the deal were not to be concluded)),是个从句套从句

(2)C项有用虚拟啊a merger agreement (should) be signed，不是省略了should吗？

(3)虽然说主动优于被动，但是从各个别的方面看C都要更好一些吧

上面是我的理解，仅供楼主参考

TO bluebabka:

謝謝你的回覆,很清楚明白,對我來說很牛啦...

不過我有一點不明白的是,為什麼should可以省略,我翻了翻文法書,也去網路上找過,

只發現if的省略(should當萬一...),不知道大大從那邊得看到的,可否告訴小弟

我頂!!

有人可以解答嗎 感激不盡

这题，好绕啊。

is expected to 应该是对的。to make an offer to buy 比doing好，这么一排，就剩A和C两个答案了。

先看A。is expected 和is signed 这两个动作是不是都发生了？如果发生了，那个在前，哪个在后？两个都用现在进行时合适么？如果两个动作都发生过，不是虚拟的话，这个句子我会写作 ....had been expected ......was signed.用现在时似乎没法讲清楚两个动作的关系。

看C。其实C只是假设了一种情形，sign这个动作还没发生。C是通的，省略了should。

结论，选C

不知道讲的清不清楚。总之，A的时态有问题。

謝謝兩位的解答

我也接受(c)是假設法的解釋,因為這樣(c)就能完全說的通

不過還是希望有人能說說,should的省略哪邊可以查到相關文法,因為我只查到ｉｆ可以省

真沒有　那就硬背下來啦！！

我还有问题呢！

为什么the deal要用were,不用was?还是不明白呢！