Multiple choice

Directions: Give the appropriate replacement for the underlined word(s) in the given sentence to make it grammatically correct. If no improvement is needed, mark (4) as the answer.

He stayed back so that it can look as if he was unaware of the entire incident.

  1. would look

  2. may look

  3. will look

  4. No improvement needed

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

Error of modal usage. Whenever we 'wish' for something to happen, we use modal 'would' rather than using 'can', which shows 'capability' and not 'a wish'.