A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect,at least in retrospect.
a)was not so painful, it
b)was not so painful, they
c)were not so painful, they
d)were not so painful, it
e)were not so painful, being one
pls explain me how to attept this verb based question!
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A recent and popular self-help book wryly notes that if adolescence was not so painful, it would have a droll comedic aspect,at least in retrospect.
a)was not so painful, it
b)was not so painful, they
c)were not so painful, they
d)were not so painful, it
e)were not so painful, being one
As it is subjunctive mood ...we cannot use was...and it refers to adolescence...so it is correct
a)was not so painful, it
b)was not so painful, they
c)were not so painful, they
d)were not so painful, it
e)were not so painful, being one
As it is subjunctive mood ...we cannot use was...and it refers to adolescence...so it is correct