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impostor eluded detection..

by pzazz12 » Fri Oct 08, 2010 5:10 am
The impostor eluded detection for so long because she conducted herself as though she were a licensed practitioner.

A. as though she were a licensed practitioner.
B. as though she was a licensed practitioner.
C. like she was a licensed practitioner.
D. like as if she was a licensed practitioner.
E. as if she was a practitioner with a license.
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by clock60 » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:06 am
to me the only valid version is A
b) we need: as though she were
c) like is not appropriate here, we need as
d) like as if she- many mistakes
e)again, as if she was is wrong- we need were here.
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by RaviKiran » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:17 am
a subjunctive form of verb is required here . hence we use were..... A seems correct
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by Yanat » Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:35 am
A in my view
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by lilisanei » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:06 pm
why were not was?
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