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Grammar and Linguistics > "If I was" or "If I were"
"If I was" or "If I were"
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Nebal
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Dear lisgc7,
Surely " If I were..." is the correct one!!!
Best regards,
Nebal |
5 Feb 2009
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happy koala
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Both are correct, but I teach my students the " were " option and at higher levels I tell them that the " was " option is also possible., but mainly used in spoken langua.
It�s the same when we start explaining our students teh use of " some". We always tell them that it�s used for affirmative and years later we start telling them that it can also be used in interrogatives. |
5 Feb 2009
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mylena87
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both r 100% correct but if i were is more commom.... |
6 Feb 2009
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lavericksbnr
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�If I were � is the subjunctive and therefore is why you find it in conditional sentences. It �s one of the few times the subjunctive is still used in English.
�If I were � is the more common usage.
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10 Feb 2009
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