In the question below choose the expression which best complete the sentence:

The manager said that unless the employes worked harder the factory would have to be closed. The manager said that ....

  • A the employees were not working hard, and so the factory would be closed
  • B the employees should not close early so that they could produce more
  • C the factory was not productive because the employees were lazy
  • D the factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output
  • E the factory was closed because the employees did not work hard enough
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The correct answer is D. the factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output

In the original sentence, the manager expresses a conditional statement.

He state that unless the employees work harder, the factory would have to be closed.

This implies that if the employees do not increase their output, the consequence would be the closure of the factory

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