WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the opinion that will improve the underline part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select ‘No improvement’. So much as you are their class teacher, you are responsible for their performance in the examination.

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

Answer options

  1. As long as
  2. In as much as
  3. As much to
  4. No improvement

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: As long as

Explanation: The correct answer is A.✅ The phrase "So much as you are their class teacher" is incorrect and awkward in this context. The correct phrase is "As long as", which means provided that or since the time that, indicating a condition that makes someone responsible. Correct sentence: As long as you are their class teacher, you are responsible for their performance in the examination. "As long as" is the appropriate choice to convey the conditional relationship between being a teacher and being responsible.