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Choose the most suitable option to replace the highlighted part of the sentence: She behaves as if she was owning the entire department.

1. as if she owns the entire department
2. as though she owned the entire department
3. as if she is owning the entire department
4. as she owns the entire department

Correct answer: as though she owned the entire department

Solution

In unreal or hypothetical comparisons, English commonly uses the past tense form after "as if" or "as though." Since she does not actually own the department, "as though she owned the entire department" is correct.

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