Question

If I were the minister of education :

• A. I will cancel all examinations
• B. I would have cancelled all examinations
• C. I would cancel all examinations
• D. I will have cancelled all examinations

Answer 1

Answer:

C. I would cancel all examinations

Use were (instead of was) in statements that are contrary to fact. Statements contrary to fact, especially those that begin with "if," call for a special form of the verb known as the SUBJUNCTIVE. Careful writers and speakers use subjunctive forms in just the right situations, particularly in if clauses that express a statement contrary to fact. The main change you need to make in most of these situations is to substitute were for was. "I were" is called the subjunctive mood, and is used when you're are talking about something that isn't true or when you wish something was true.