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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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I am wondering of it is possible to alter the original first sentence and use the words 'were' and 'of' in the second sentence. Would that also be correct?

If you really love someone, even if there was a million reasons to leave, you would still look for the one reason to stay.

If you really love someone, even if there 'were' a million 'of' reasons to leave, you would still look for the one reason to stay.
  

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'Were' is better; 'of' is not possible.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Were' is better; 'of' is not possible.
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'Were' is better; 'of' is not possible.
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Got it. is that because of the million reason?

if the sentence was... Even if there was one reason. Would 'was' be the correct choice?

In other words how should the sentence be changed for the use of 'was', just curious.
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AnonymousIn other words how should the sentence be changed for the use of 'was', just curious.
'Was' is casual for 'were' in this situation.
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I though that was goes with singular, and were goes with plural! So was would work for both singular and plural?
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Anonymous So was would work for both singular and plural?
In an 'if' clause, yes.
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Does the same apply to were as well(in an 'if' clause)?
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