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Laboring families were among the largest in the country for the reason that almost as soon as they could walk and talk ,the children (expect) to help in some way
答案是 would be expected,,想问问为什么不能用were expected谢谢大家

Answer 1

would有一个作用是表示不合常规的“竟然会”、“居然会”。本句选择would be expected就是这个道理。
were expected to do sth.表顺理成章“被期待做某事”。
原句从前后语气上看，孩子们从会走会说话起就多少帮着干活显然是超出常规的。

Answer 2

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