Identify the part with an error: "If I was (A) / the mayor, (B) / I would build (C) / more public libraries. (D)"

Correct answer: B. A

An imaginary or unreal condition takes the subjunctive "were" for all subjects: "If I were the mayor". The rest of the sentence, "I would build", is correct.

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Answer and explanation

The correct answer is B. A

An imaginary or unreal condition takes the subjunctive "were" for all subjects: "If I were the mayor". The rest of the sentence, "I would build", is correct.

Topic: Error Recognition and Sentence Structure MCQs · Subject: Verbal Ability (English)