WBCS.LIVE practice question

Fill in the blank with the correct word or expression: He talked to his horse __________ the horse could understand his grief.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. as though
  2. with a feeling that
  3. feeling that
  4. assuming

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: as though

Explanation: The sentence requires a phrase that shows something unreal or imaginary. A. as though ✅: means as if; used when imagining or pretending something. Fits perfectly: He talked to his horse as though the horse could understand his grief. B. with a feeling that ❌: grammatically possible, but does not carry the intended idiomatic meaning. C. feeling that ❌: incomplete and awkward in usage. D. assuming ❌: changes the sense and doesn’t fit smoothly in the sentence. ✅ Correct answer: A. as though.