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.
OA : A
[spoiler]How/where do we use were and was?[/spoiler]
TIA,
GK
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We usually use the subjunctive were instead of "was" after if.GmatKiss wrote: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.
OA : A
[spoiler]How/where do we use were and was?[/spoiler]
TIA,
GK
Example:- If I were younger, I would go
See the subjunctive mood.. So, we can use 'Were' after If, Wish, Suppose etc.
Clearly, only option A uses Were correctly. We can safely eliminate other choices.