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TOEIC Reading 5 Exercisee 376

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Question: 
O:8:"stdClass":2:{s:8:"question";s:110:"If the manager allowed employees to work from home, it is likely that the company  ______ on office expenses.";s:7:"choices";a:4:{i:0;s:10:"have saved";i:1;s:10:"would save";i:2;s:5:"saved";i:3;s:4:"save";}}
Answer: 
b
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answer explanation: 

<p dir="ltr"><span><span>The sentence in this question is a second conditional.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><span>The&nbsp;</span></span>second&nbsp;<span><span>conditional talk about unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future.</span></span></p><p>The second&nbsp;conditional:<br></p><div dir="ltr" align="left"><table class="classic-table"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr style=""><td><p dir="ltr"><span><span>If + S + simple past, S + would/ could/ should/ might + the basic form of a verb.&nbsp;</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p dir="ltr"><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p dir="ltr"><span><span>Therefore, the verb in the main clause should follow the pattern “would/ could/ should/ might + the basic form of a verb.” Choice (B) "</span><span>would save"</span><span> is the correct answer.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p>“It is likely that…” is added at the beginning of the main clause to indicate a slight chance that the result mentioned in the main clause might happen.&nbsp;</p>