[問題]大全987-118

[四季豆]

118. Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.

(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been

答案是: C

問題1:a portion....不是單數嗎?為什麼是用were而不是用was
問題2:怎麼判斷if後面什麼時候要用過去式,完成式...我一直都搞不懂
請大家幫忙~

[吳]

118. Art museums do not usually think of their collections as capital or consider the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in another form.

(A) be generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(B) have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been
(C) be generated if a portion of the capital were
(D) be generated if a portion of the capital was
(E) be generated if a portion of the capital had been

think of their collections as capital=>資金是複數N.
a portion of capital 部分 資金
some of the voters
20% of the voters
強調比率=>複數名詞+複數V

條件句:
if 過去, 過去 would+v
if 現在, 現在
if 現在, 未來 will+v
ABE假設語態,可是都寫錯了,而且句意也不像是假設語態
if s had+pp, s would have pp

[dibert8]

capital 依辭意決定單複數
指物品(goods): 複數
指錢(money): 單數

from Marriam-Webster
capital, noun
a (1) : a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period; also : the value of these accumulated goods
(2) : accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods
(3) : accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income
b (1) : net worth (2) : STOCK
c : persons holding capital
d : ADVANTAGE, GAIN <make capital of the situation>
e : a store of useful assets or advantages <wasted their political capital on an unpopular cause>

from Oxford
capital, noun
money
1. [sing.] a large amount of money that is invested or is used to start a usiness
2. [U] wealth or property that is owned by a business or a person