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For questions about constructions which associate a hypothetical or imagined 'condition' with a 'consequence' which is inferred to be true if the 'condition' is true OR predicted to occur if the 'condition' occurs. "If John arrives tonight we will have a party."
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"were to" VS "is to"
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You should use the first one, i.e. "The following three major challenges have to be met if a family business is to flourish for 100 years and more."
Since a family business to flourish for 1 …
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What is the correct verb form for expressing unreal situations in this sentence?
This sentence is talking about science. The context is not regarding whether it would happen in near future.
Or you can say this in this way:
"If there is a huge meteor near the Earth...."
In this …
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