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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What about using "were" in the subjunctive mood twice in the same sentence, as in:
It were as if the bear were smiling.
Is that OK?
It were as if the bear were smiling.
Is that OK?
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Anonymous Is that OK? No. The main clause is not subjunctive; it is a statement of past fact.
- Anonymous Is that OK?
- No.
- The main clause is not subjunctive; it is a statement of past fact.
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AnonymousIs that OK?No. The main clause is not subjunctive; it is a statement of past fact.
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AnonymousIt were as if the bear were smiling.Is that OK?No, but if you had another "if" at the beginning to sanction "were", you could do two that way.
If it were as if the bear were smiling, then the photo would be ruined.
It's a very strange sentence, of course, but theoretically possible. A more likely use of two "we
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