From the words or group of words below, choose the words or group of words that best complete each of the following sentence
They embraced passionately, as if they see each other for years
A. Had B. Had not C. Have D. Have not
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
The sentence should read: "They embraced passionately as if they had not seen each other for years". The second clause of this sentence is a subjunctive. Subjunctives are unreal bit imagined expressions that did not happen. If it is expressed in the past form, the verb will be a past perfect tense. But if it the clause is expressed in the present form, the verb will be past tense. Subjunctive expressions do not use present tense. In the given sentence, the second clause (a subjunctive) is in the past form and its verb "had not seen" is past perfect negative.
