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Direction: In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (4), i.e., No error.

  1. Solve the question according to given instruction.
    1. If I was he,
    2. I wouldn’t accept
    3. this project.
    4. No error.
Correct Option: A

were will replace was because –
The sentence indicates a Subjunctive Mood.
The Subjunctive Mood is the Verb form used for expressing a wish/a suggestion/a command/a condition that is opposite/contrary to fact.
Hence, a Singular Subject agrees with a Plural Verb.
Hence, If I were he is the right usage.



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