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- 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?
- Should I use “was” or “were”? - English Language Learners Stack . . .
Purdue OWL has this example which is almost identical to OP's case: One of the boxes is open The verb agrees with the subject, "One" If you wanted to talk about "two", you would use a plural verb: Two of the successful managers were asked One of the successful managers was asked
- 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
- modal verbs - Could you. . . ? vs. Were you able to. . . ? - English . . .
Were you able to attend the meeting yesterday? Is used as the standard question Could you Tends to be used for things that are going to happen in the future, for example Could you attend the meeting next week? However I don't believe there are any strict rules governing what combinations of "could" or "was were able to" you are allowed to use
- Meaning using was to and were to in sentence
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
- 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
- word choice - Did we able to solve your problems Were we able to . . .
"Did we able to solve your problems?" "Were we able to solve your problems?" Here "Did" and "Were" have replaced each other, do they both say and mean the same?
- singular vs plural - When do I use was and when do I use were . . .
Do I use was or were in this sentence? Bonnie, along with her associates, was invited to the gathering
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