46. Scientists have ruled out the prospect of
making this work now,______
there may
be other uses for their discovery.
A. still
B. along with
L. up to
D. if only
Answers
Scientists have ruled out the prospect of making this work now. If only there may be other uses for their discovery.
Option (D)
EXPLANATION:
We use if only when we want to convey in what way doing something will make it likely to prevent something disagreeable; or if only can also mean the reason for this is; If only it can also be used to imply I wish.
We also use if only to convey a strong wish in which things can be different. It implies the same as I wish however is stronger. We use if only to tell about the present, future, and past unreal conditions
- We use if only+past-verb forms to tell about a desire for the present:
- We use if only to tell about a desire for the future or to illustrate a difference between how things actually are and how we want them to be, for which we use if only+would+infinitive without to
- We use if only+past-perfect to tell about a desire to transform something which has already taken place
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Scientists have ruled out the prospect of making this work now, if only there may be other uses for their discovery.
Explanation:
- 'If only' will be the correct option to be filled in the given sentence.
- It is used to express wishes which are strong.
- It represents a wish which is stronger than the normal wish.
- It is used to specify things that would have been happened differently in the present or the past.
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