Discussion
He talks (P) my boss (Q) as if (R) he were. (S)
Answer: A
The correct order is PRSQ: He talks as if he were my boss.
He talks (P) is the main clause. As if (R) introduces a comparison with something that is not true, and such a clause takes the subjunctive were for every person: he were (S). The complement my boss (Q) completes it.
PSQR gives He talks he were my boss as if, and QRSP and SRQP begin with fragments, my boss and he were, that cannot open the sentence. Only PRSQ produces a grammatical sentence with the expected subjunctive.
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