Question

Complete the sentence with the most suitable option-
I wish our school _ _ _ _ _ _ a bigger library than it has.
a) Had had
b) Would have
c) Had
d) Will have

Answer 1

Hint: One must read the given statement carefully while filling in such blanks. The words given in the options are mostly auxiliary verbs. These are used in forming tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs.

Complete answer:
The primary auxiliary verbs in English are, be, do, and have. The modal auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, must etc. We have to fill in the given blank with any of the four given options.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is had had. It is the form of the past perfect tense of the verb ‘to have'. It is quite often used in reported speech. For example, He said that he had had that book before.
Option ‘b’ is would have. It is used together with the main verb. It means that the action didn’t actually happen because something else didn’t happen first. For example: If I had received the money, I would have given it to you.
Option ‘c’ is had. It is the past tense of have. It means to possess, have, or hold.
Option ‘d’ is will have. It is used for saying that you expect action to be completed before time in the future. For example, we will have gone to bed by the time you arrive.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the correct option to be filled in the blank is option ‘c’ – had. The complete sentence would be – I wish our school had a bigger library that it has.

Note:
Don’t confuse between ‘had had' and ‘had’. The former is used in complex sentences, which may be used in the reported speech of any sentence, unlike the latter.