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Question 53

The ice sculpture melted at last night's reception because the freezer door was left open. If the door had stayed shut, the sculpture ___ intact throughout last night's reception.

  1. would have remainedCorrect answer
  2. would remain
  3. remained
  4. had remained

Explanation

Would have remained expresses the unreal past outcome throughout the completed reception. Would remain would instead suggest a present or future consequence, which conflicts with the explicit past-result period.

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