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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
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May 13, 2016 · 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?
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Nov 5, 2014 · 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
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May 7, 2023 · Consider the following sentence, from " Introduction to Control Systems " by Malgorzata Zywno: Note that if a summer were to be moved behind the block, the additiona
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If you were can also imply that you had planned to do it. "If I were going to go home in an hour, would you come?" does not describe an unlikely or impossible scenario.
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Which of the following is correct ? Who were these buildings designed by? Or Who was these buildings designed by? Does were/was refer to "these buildings" or "who"?
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Apr 19, 2020 · Yes, but despite what you may have read, "I wish I were rich" is not a subjunctive clause. The subjunctive is a clause type that uses the plain form of the verb, as
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Were -ing (past continuous of BE) is used to situations which were happening at a special time in the past and none hypothetical, it is more direct, not imaginative.
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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
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May 18, 2018 · I'm in trouble with the following sentence: How was/were the meals you had while you were gone? I think "How were" is correct, but why is "How was" wrong? Please ex