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as if they were invincible Vs as though they are invincible [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 04 Jul 2006, 00:31
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Contrary to popular myth, war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they themselves are invincible.

(A) if they themselves are invincible
(B) though they are invincible
(C) being invincible
(D) invincible
(E) if they were invincible

Originally posted by sharadGmat on 03 Jul 2006, 23:49.
Last edited by sharadGmat on 04 Jul 2006, 00:31, edited 2 times in total.
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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2006, 00:10
Clearly 'E' here.

Contrary to popular myth, war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they were invincible.

corerct use of as if ... were.
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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2006, 00:15
Yes should be E.
Subjunctive case.
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/061.html
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/wereto.html
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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2006, 00:18
Clear E.

Subjunctive!!!!!
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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2006, 00:30
buzzgaurav wrote:
Yes should be E.
Subjunctive case.
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/061.html
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/wereto.html



Thanks for posting your answers.. I have some doubts here.. Should there be a past tense action when we use as "as if .. were" ??

what's wrong with B ??

For example:
1. I acted as if i were Tom Cruise. -- Correct.
2. Don't act as if you are Tom Cruise -- Correct.
3. Don't act as if you were a Tom Cruise - Wrong,isn't it ??

Similarly-
war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they are invicible

But not - war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they were invicible


What am I getting wrong here ?
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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2006, 00:39
sharadGmat wrote:
buzzgaurav wrote:
Yes should be E.
Subjunctive case.
https://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/061.html
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/wereto.html



Thanks for posting your answers.. I have some doubts here.. Should there be a past tense action when we use as "as if .. were" ??

what's wrong with B ??

For example:
1. I acted as if i were Tom Cruise. -- Correct.
2. Don't act as if you are Tom Cruise -- Correct.
3. Don't act as if you were a Tom Cruise - Wrong,isn't it ??

Similarly-
war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they are invicible

But not - war heroes rarely earn their status by acting as if they were invicible


What am I getting wrong here ?


Its not the past tense. Its the SUBJUNCTIVE mood. Whenever you see a hypothetical situation that has not happened, we use "were".

If I were a millionaire, I would not be taking the GMAT.

Read the above links carefully and you will understand the concept. OG11 also has excellent explanation of Subjunctive mood. This topic is a must for GMAT because its frequently tested.
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Re: as if they were invincible Vs as though they are invincible [#permalink] New post   25 Apr 2015, 07:12
What about the below sentence; is it not a subjunctive and require past tense then?

He looks as if he knows me.
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Re: as if they were invincible Vs as though they are invincible [#permalink] New post   09 May 2015, 14:54
On the GMAT - choose AS IF in this context.

I've never seen AS THOUGH as a correct answer on a GMAT question.
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Re: as if they were invincible Vs as though they are invincible [#permalink] New post   10 May 2015, 06:36
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"As if" and "as though" are interchangeable phrases in English. One is not more correct than the other. You shouldn't rule out an answer in GMAT SC that uses "as though".
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