Question:
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution’.
If I was very rich, I would spend all my time and money for the poor.
दिए गए वाक्य में रेखांकित खंड को प्रतिस्थापित करने वाले सबसे उपयुक्त विकल्प का चयन करें। यदि सुधार की आवश्यकता नहीं है, तो ‘No substitution’ चुनें।
If I was very rich, I would spend all my time and money for the poor.
Options:
- a) No substitution
- b) If I were very rich
- c) If I have much riches
- d) If I am very rich
- a) No substitution
- b) If I were very rich (यदि मैं बहुत अमीर होता)
- c) If I have much riches
- d) If I am very rich
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
In conditional sentences expressing an imaginary or hypothetical situation (second conditional), ‘were’ is used as the past subjunctive form of ‘be’ for all subjects, including ‘I’. Thus, ‘If I were very rich’ is correct. Thus, option (b) is correct.
जब हम किसी काल्पनिक या असंभव परिस्थिति की बात करते हैं (conditional sentences), तो कर्ता (subject) चाहे एकवचन हो या बहुवचन, ‘was’ के स्थान पर ‘were’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है। अतः, ‘If I were very rich’ सही है। इसलिए विकल्प (b) सही है।