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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Is it okay to use a sentence like "If he were a rich,.."? I thought the word 'rich' cannot be used like that form.
  

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The article "a" makes that phrase incorrect. "

  • The article "a" makes that phrase incorrect.
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The article "a" makes that phrase incorrect.

Either of the following is acceptable:

"If he were rich, ..."
"If he was a rich man, ..."

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