Question

Select the best option from the four alternatives given

_________, I would help all the poor people. 

Options

• If I am rich

• If I was rich 

• If I were rich 

• In case I am rich

Answer 1

If I were rich, I would help all the poor people. 

Explanation:

If I were...expresses the subjunctive mood, which refers to wishes and desires and is known as a ''nonfactual'' mood. The reason we use were instead of was is because the sentence is in the Subjunctive mood which is used for hypothetical situations. This is a condition that is contrary to fact or reality (the fact is, I am not you).