A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.
He mused that, were the glacier to retreat another kilometre, the valley ecosystem could irrevocably shift.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The indirect sentence is: “He mused that, were the glacier to retreat another kilometre…”
This uses an inverted conditional structure:
were + subject + to + verb
(which is a formal alternative to if the glacier were to retreat…)