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Notorioz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Hello all,
To be eligible, a candidate ------ of an offence.
A)must not have been convicted
B)could not have been convicted
C)was not to have convicted
D)should have been convicted
E)had better not be convicted
I marked E but the key says the correct anwer is A. Could you please explain to me why?
To be eligible, a candidate ------ of an offence.
A)must not have been convicted
B)could not have been convicted
C)was not to have convicted
D)should have been convicted
E)had better not be convicted
I marked E but the key says the correct anwer is A. Could you please explain to me why?
Top answer
E is a suggestion (and the structure in that sentence refers to the future). A is a requisite.
- E is a suggestion (and the structure in that sentence refers to the future).
- A is a requisite.
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E is a suggestion (and the structure in that sentence refers to the future). A is a requisite.
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If the structure refers to the future, why does the correct answer refer to the past?
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The structure of E) is referring to future events. A candidate must avoid being convicted in future.
The whole (correct) sentence, To be eligible, a candidate must not have been convicted of an offence means that a candidate will be ineligible if they have already been convicted of an offence.
The whole (correct) sentence, To be eligible, a candidate must not have been convicted of an offence means that a candidate will be ineligible if they have already been convicted of an offence.
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