Standard English ConventionsVery hardWere to for an unlikely condition
Standard English Conventions practice question
Were the bridge ____ tomorrow, the town would be cut off.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. to closeCorrect
- B. closes
- C. closing
- D. will close
Answer: A. to close
Were the bridge to close is the inverted form of if the bridge were to close.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. closes
- A finite verb does not follow were here.
- C. closing
- The -ing form does not fit the inverted condition.
- D. will close
- Will does not belong in a condition.
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