[SC. ] OG12#122 假設語氣...

作者: IEEE5566 (想知道和世界頂尖的差距)   2014-01-07 00:04:36
A wildlife expert predicts that the reintroduction of the
caribou into northern Minnesota would fail if the density
of the timber wolf population in that region is more
numerous than one wolf for every 39 square miles.
(A) would fail if the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is more numerous
(B) would fail provided the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is more
(C) should fail if the timber wolf density in that
region was greater
(D) will fail if the density of the timber wolf
population in that region is greater
(E) will fail if the timber wolf density in that region
were more numerous
OG anwser (D)
在不清楚句意的前提下...看到if條件子句
1.主要子句中用would/should/could無論表與現在/過去/未來事實相反 ,
條件子句中動詞需用過去式,刪除(A)(B)
2.density是集合名詞? 動詞用單數,刪除(E).
(E)中, will表未來但是條件子句中用動詞were(incorrect tense)
Question:
1. 請問(C)錯的點在哪裡? 該如何下手解題?
2. why greater is better than numerous??
感恩
作者: jimsun (阿豪)   2014-01-07 01:40:00
老實說我第一眼就是看句意的...predicts現在簡單事就感覺是要表達對未來或現在相反的看法,我就會馬上刪去與過去事實相反的答案再加上看到 reintroduction,就會想選與未來事實相反的不可數名詞好像用greater than 比 more than好
作者: IEEE5566 (想知道和世界頂尖的差距)   2014-01-07 08:47:00
與未來事實相反要用would,如第一點所提。
作者: ranal (歐歐)   2014-01-07 09:46:00
我是會用預測未來(predicts)用will直接只看D.E選項
作者: jiangyii   2014-01-07 15:59:00
predict-->will,莫X會說 greater 比 more XX 簡潔吧

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