2020 · Q105
Each of the following sentences in this section has a blank space with four words or group of words given. Select whichever word or group of words you consider the most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
If only it __________ that easy. It's not __________ these formulas don't exist.
EnglishFill in the Blanks
- Aare
- Bwere
- Cwas
- Dwill be
Explanation
'If only it were that easy' — 'if only' expressing an unreal wish takes the subjunctive 'were', not the indicative 'was'. 'Are' and 'will be' are wrong tenses for a counterfactual wish about the present. Hence (B) were is correct.