CLASS 10
THE NECKLACE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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were
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was
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be
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is ‘were’.
Detailed explanation-2: -The subjunctive mood is a form of a verb used to express statements that are imagined or contrary to the fact (If I were a millionaire, I would buy my parents a house). It’s also used to convey a wish or request (I wish that my best friend were still living in the same city as me).
Detailed explanation-3: -The subjunctive mood expresses wishes, suggestions, demands, or desires in a sentence with usually two clauses, with a verb such as wish (or suggest, demand, etc.) in one clause and a second verb in the subjunctive mood. In the sentence ‘I wish I were the president’ the verb ‘were’ is in the subjunctive mood.
Detailed explanation-4: -The subjunctive form is the verb form used to explore a hypothetical situation (for example, If I were you) or to express a wish, a demand, or a suggestion (For example, I demand he be present). These are auxiliary or additional verbs that express necessity or possibility.