fixing sentences 2012

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
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<p>(were they to be told) the purpose. of the study, the participants might find it difficult to answer the questions
spontaneously.<br>
i choose (by telling them) and the sentence is correct as it is </p>

<p>i don't understand why my answer is wrong and why the sentence is ok as it is. were is past and after the comma is present</p>

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<p>“Were they” is a conditional. It is equivalent to writing “If they were.” It’s a little old-fashioned, but you’ll still run across it in formal prose. You’ll also see things like “Had they,” which is equivalent to “If they had.”</p>

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<p>thx i think i got it</p>