Spot the error: His elder brother stares at me as if I am a ghost or an alien from some other planet.
Correct answer: B. Am
- A. As
- B. Am
- C. Or
- D. From
Explanation
After "as if", we use the past tense to show an unreal or imaginary situation. So it should be "as if I were a ghost or an alien..."
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