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.


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

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

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

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

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

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题目分析:
略。

选项分析:

A选项:Correct. 本选项在语法和逻辑上均是正确的。if the deal were中的if可以理解为in case(that),身后接虚拟语气,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)。另外,that includes a provision for penalties是a merger agreement的定语从句,这里的倒装是因谓语部分is signed太短,因而为了突出主干而倒装。

B选项:代词they没有指代对象;介词短语for buying First Interstate Bank需改为不定式短语to buy First Interstate Bank。这点考查了不定式和ing的区别,用之于本题,由于buying/to buy是offer的定语,所以应根据主句对buy事件的影响决定。显然地,主句make offer的发生会直接影响buy事件的发生与否,因此应该用不定式短语。另外,虚拟语气应用were而不是was。

C选项:be signed是动词原型,时态有误;代词them没有指代对象

D选项:谓语动词are expected to应改为is expected to,主谓不一致;介词短语for buying First Interstate Bank需改为不定式短语to buy First Interstate Bank错误同选项(B);虚拟语气用was错误同选项(B);代词it只能指代物而不能指代人。

E选项:谓语动词are expected to应改为is expected to,主谓不一致;代词them没有指代对象

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