Question

read the paragraph. select the underlined verb in the paragraph that is used in the subjunctive mood.
what looked to be the seasons biggest thunderstorm suddenly swept into town. we suggested that brenda drive to grandfathers house instead of walking in the rain, but she waved our idea away as if she were a child responding to an overprotective mother. clutching her umbrella, brenda disappeared in the blur of the pouring rain.

Explanation:

The subjunctive mood is used for hypothetical, non-factual, or suggested situations. "Were" here is used in a hypothetical comparison ("as if she were a child") to describe a non-real scenario, which fits the subjunctive mood. Other underlined verbs are in indicative mood, used for factual statements or ordinary actions.

Answer:

were