Timeline for Was vs Were - subjective or not?
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| Jul 27, 2017 at 0:10 | history | migrated | from english.stackexchange.com (revisions) | ||
| Jul 25, 2017 at 15:33 | comment | added | BillJ | It's wrong, as the answer below explains. I would add that modern grammar calls "were" the irrealis mood, not past subjunctive. The term 'subjunctive' is best used for expressions like "It is vital that I be kept informed", where the verb is the plain form. | |
| Jul 25, 2017 at 14:39 | answer | added | Colin Fine | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 25, 2017 at 14:20 | history | asked | He7Man7 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |