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which one is correct and why? are a, b and d not acceptable in English? what alterations should be made to make them acceptable?

I suppose you ---- the contract and understand what it ----.

a) read / has meant

b) will read / meant

c) have read / means

d) had read / would mean
e) are reading / mean

Pieanne · Accepted Answer

I'd choose c).

I suppose you've read the contract (at some moment in the past), so the present result of your reading is that you understand what it means (this particular contract will always have the same meaning).

Clive · Answer

Hi,

which one is correct and why? are a, b and d not acceptable in English?

I suppose you ---- the contract and understand what it ----.

a) read / has meant >> Unlikely. The present perfect tense suggests a context where the contract has had meaning up to the time of speaking. It doesn't fit well with my reading the contract in the past.

b) will read / meant>> Unlikely. The mix of future and past is odd. Why would I read a contract tomorrow that had a meaning in the past?

c) have read / means >> OK. Most normal and likely.

d) had read / would mean>> Unlikely. The mix of two time frames is strange.

e) are reading / mean Not OK. You'd need to say 'means'.

what alterations should be made to make them acceptable? When I say 'unlikely', it's because the 'two time-frames' result in very, very odd meanings. If you want me to 'make them acceptable', you'd first have to tell me the meaning that you wish to convey.

Best wishes, Clive

Anonymous · Answer

answer C?

Diamondrg · Answer

Thanks,

Clive & Pieanne.

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