Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word/phrase.

The press___________ serve the profession better if it were objective in its reporting.

  1. would

  2. may

  3. can

  4. will
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Explanation

This sentence uses a conditional structure expressing an unreal or hypothetical situation in the present, which requires the modal verb would in the main clause. The structure matches a second conditional form with a past subjunctive verb in the dependent clause.

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