Question

Choose the option to fill in the blank-
She looks _ _ _ _ _ _ she has seen a ghost.
a) As well as
b) Even if
c) As if
d) In order that

Answer 1

Hint:The expression on the person’s face here is in the same manner as when one has seen a ghost, the sentence requires compound conjunction that expresses the manner in which the person has reacted.

Complete answer:
All the options here are compound conjunctions. Compound conjunctions are phrases that linked together clauses/sentences, performing the role of conjunction. We have to choose the best compound conjunction to fill in the blank given.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is As well as. It refers to an additional piece of information, an additional clause linked to the first one. It merely joins one clause to another, whereas here the clauses are related in terms of manner, where one of them explains the manner of her look like the one when someone sees a ghost.
Option ‘b’ is Even if. It refers to an imaginary situation but does not express the manner or behavior, but a condition or a supposition.
Option ‘c’ is As if. It expresses an imaginary situation, an unreal situation, used to describe a particular reaction or manner in a better way. The given sentence is an unreal situation.
Option ‘d’ is In order that. It is used in purpose-related sentences. It means ‘for the reason that' followed by the clause that goes on to explain that the reason. The given sentence is not a purpose related sentence.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the correct compound conjunction to be filled in the blank is – as if. The complete sentence would be – She looks as if she has seen a ghost. Hence, option ‘c' is the correct option.

Note:
Don’t confuse between ‘even if' and ‘as if'. ‘Even if' is used when the expression is not mentioned, unlike ‘as if'. In the given sentence the expression is mentioned.