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JAMB Use of English 1984 Question 42

Question 42

Direct and Indirect Speech

Choose the expression which best completes the sentence: The manager said that unless the employees worked harder the factory would have to be closed. The manager said that .......

  1. A.the employees were not working hard, and so the factory would be closed
  2. B.the employees should not close early so that they could produce more
  3. C.the factory was not productive because the employees were lazy
  4. D.the factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output
  5. E.the factory was closed because the employees did not work hard enough
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D (the factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output)

Explanation

'Unless they worked harder' means 'if they did not increase their output'; the factory would be shut only in that case.