Multiple choice

Research organisations do not usually think of their patents as capital or reckon the interest income that would be generated if a portion of the capital would have been invested in some other form.

  1. be generated if a portion of the capital would have been

  2. have been generated if a portion of the capital would have been

  3. be generated if a portion of the capital were

  4. be generated if a portion of the capital was

  5. be generated if a portion of the capital had been

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence expresses a hypothetical situation or a wish best expressed in subjunctive mood using 'were'. Hence (3).