PREP一道关于虚拟语气的题。。求指点

MarsTOF

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A  我选C  
a merger agreement引导的句子并不是if the deal were的主句，If the deal were中的If可以理解为“in case (that)”，后接虚拟语气，由此可见虚拟条件句不一定非要虚拟主句才能使用（if the deal were这个用法其实也和if any类似，作为独立成分出现在句中）
以上是prep语法笔记关于A的解释。。我有点不能理解。。
虽然现在已经通过them排除了C。。可是还是希望有人能把A 再讲讲~~先谢过

jameshzd

主句是Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed
从句是 if the deal were not to be concluded，此从句为虚拟
笔记的意思是从句为虚拟 并不代表 主句也要虚拟，虚拟语气可以作为独立成分出现在句中。
希望对你有帮助哦~~

MarsTOF

主句是Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed
从句是 if the deal were not to be concluded，此从句为虚拟
笔记的意思是从句为虚拟 并不代表 主句也要虚拟，虚拟语气可以作为独立成分出现在句中。
希望对你有帮助哦~~

-- by 会员 jameshzd (2011/6/16 12:49:45)

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colasama

这里的从句描述的是假设的情况，所以虚拟

主句描述的是investor真实的想法，又不是假设的，为什么要虚拟？

colasama

谈一下个人理解

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed.
这样看还觉得需要虚拟吗？

看结构的话
后面的that引导的是修饰agreement的定语从句。that后面无论怎样，都只是对agreement的一种补充描述而已，对主句时态影响。
if引导的是定语从句里的条件状语从句。
跟主句里的agreement is signed还差一层关系呢，要虚拟也不是虚拟这里的is

MarsTOF

谈一下个人理解

Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed.
这样看还觉得需要虚拟吗？

看结构的话
后面的that引导的是修饰agreement的定语从句。that后面无论怎样，都只是对agreement的一种补充描述而已，对主句时态影响。
if引导的是定语从句里的条件状语从句。
跟主句里的agreement is signed还差一层关系呢，要虚拟也不是虚拟这里的is

-- by 会员 colasama (2011/6/17 14:34:24)

colasama

翻译成中文好像还更好说。


除非这家公司签一份并购协议，否则没有投资者愿意买这家公司。
什么样的协议呢？协议里包含一个条款，如果并购交易没有达成将会有penalties.


虚拟的是加粗的如果后面说的情况，就算要虚拟主句，也影响不到签协议那个动作。最多也就虚拟一下penalty的执行情况（你说的虚拟的结果）。
也就是说，如果非得虚拟的话，应该是下面这样的：
…………(前面不变)a provision that penalties (be made) if the deal were not to be concluded.


以上纯属个人理解