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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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As if cooking for him and going to his house weren't enough...?

0 As if cooking for him and going to his house weren't enough, he wants me to cook 02br
00his dinner for him as well...Is this an appropriate construction? It seems like the 02br
00usage would be more correct if it used "was" in lieu of "weren't." 0-
  

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Is this an appropriate construction? "12blockquote 10As if (1)cooking for him and (2)going to his house ... ).

— Yoong Liat

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10As if cooking for him and going to his house weren't enough, he wants me to cook his dinner for him as well...Is this an appropriate construction? It seems like the usage would be more correct if it used "was" in lieu of "weren't."12blockquote
10As if (1)cooking for him and (2)going to his hou
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11blockquote
11cite20Anonymous22cite20As if cooking for him and going to his house weren't enough, he wants me to cook his dinner for him as well...Is this an appropriate construction? It seems like the usage would be more correct if it used "was" in lieu of "weren't."22b
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0 I agree that it's a matter of subjunctive.02br
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01i00As if cooking for him weren't enough, he wants me to do his laundry, too.02i02br
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00 The 01i00was-were02i00 choice is only relevant in the indicative:02br
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01i00If cooking for him was what she did, then she was a fool.02br
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20 11b11font10I don't think this is a case of singular vs. plural, but rather a use of the subjunctive. With only one example given, "were" would sti
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0 Hi,02br
00I think you use "wants" or "wanted" depending on what you want to say: "wants" is present (wants now), "wanted" is past (wanted yesterday). I think it's not related to the first part of the sentence.02br
01b00I'm answering as if I knew the answer.02b00 (but I don't know)02br
01b00He wants me to work on Sundays too, as if w
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