请教新prep-1-217

crespo75

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

请问A中the deal 用were可以吗？不是单数吗？

aeoluseros

这是一个虚拟的条件(暗含不希望未来会发生或者未来发生可能性不大的意思).所以用了were.

alohabrian

这种属于 主从 真实和虚拟条件混用吧。

aeoluseros

umm...这个从句没有对应的主句，应该是一种省略的写法.

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xxxyyyzzz1

请教版主
not one of +复数名词   谓语动词用单数吗？
这个表达时部分否定吧？为什么不能当做one of +复数名词+复数谓语动词来看呢？

对于of的修饰很迷惑，通常的两个规则one of+n.由n的单复决定谓语动词；the only one of+n.+单数谓语动词，都明白.
但是有的时候the least one/the last one怎么看呢？

AlienX

- not one of X, 用單數謂語
- one of them/複數的東東, 用*單*數謂語
- 可是如果是one of [複數的東東] that, 那就要看意思, 有書說one of *the* [複數的東東] that之後一定是單數謂語
- 沒看懂LS mm問的the least/last one

xxxyyyzzz1

恩
谢谢
我的意思是，如果是“the last one of apples ....”的时候用is?还是are ?

AlienX

umm....the last one of apples好awkward....
the last one of those apples還可以...
the last one of those apples用單

elaineqian

为什么不选C啊？

feifeizoe

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 

 

B中make XXX to do sth. for buying 不符合idiom. they 指代不清晰

C中be signed句法不对，因为后面的虚拟是一种省略的用法，没有主句，这里的a merger agreement is signed是一个独立的句子,而不是if the deal were XXX 的主句

D not one of XXX 应该和one of XXX的用法一样，都是单数，are expected就不正确， for buying不正确。it指代不清，如果按照就近原则的话，应该是修饰bank，不正确。with a provision for penalties included，有些冗余。

E are expected就不正确， they指代不清