Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank

________ that my father were alive!

  1. Would

  2. Should

  3. Could

  4. Many

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is an optative subjunctive expressing a wish about something contrary to fact (father is not alive). "Would that" is a traditional subjunctive formula meaning "I wish that". It's followed by past subjunctive "were" (not "was"). Options B and C don't fit the optative structure.