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- What is the difference between were and have been?
What is the difference between "were" and "have been", and are these sentences gramatically correct? 1) some of the best known writers of detective fiction in the twentieth century were women
- I was or I were? - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were Is there any rules for I was were?
- We was or We were which is correct? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
We was is not standard English, it is used in some regional dialects: The verb 'to be' has two simple past forms in Standard English - I he she it was and you we they were Apart from the special case of you, the distinction is, therefore, between singular was and plural were In some regional dialects, however, this pattern is not observed In some parts of the country, speakers use was
- grammar - as if it is vs. as if it were vs. as if it was - English . . .
I learned from many sources that as if it were is accepted by all native English speakers And as if it was is widely used, especially informally But is the simple present indicative accepted as
- conditional constructions - Meaning using was to and were to in . . .
That is, both "were to" (using the irrealis "were") and "was to" (using a past-tense verb) would usually be interchangeable in a sentence structured similar to yours, but that would be if the sentence was in non-fiction text
- tense - If something was vs If something were - English Language . . .
"If + were" expresses the subjunctive mood, which refers to wishes and desires and is known as a "non-factual" mood If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a chance that something could be, use " was "
- meaning in context - Use of were to in English grammar - English . . .
But I cannot rule out the possibility that Indian English—and specifically Indian Political English—has evolved this usage of were to precisely in order to express firmness and caution in the same utterance Perhaps our Indian readers could speak to this † This use is called subjunctive in traditional grammar
- Why do we use was not were here: There was a lot of wind and heavy . . .
The rule of proximity applies here The nearest NP to the verb is the singular "a lot of wind", so singular agreement is normal But if it was a plural NP, the verb would be plural: There were a lot of heavy storms and heavy rain"
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