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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive
I wish my classmates were like yours.
Did i use the word 'were' here correctly?
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anonymous I wish my classmates were like yours. Did i use the word 'were' here correctly? Yes.
- anonymous I wish my classmates were like yours.
- Did i use the word 'were' here correctly?
- Yes.
- classmates is plural, so you need 'were', not 'was'.
- It's not possible to say whether 'were' is indicative or subjunctive in this sentence because 'classmates' always takes 'were'.
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anonymousI wish my classmates were like yours.
Did i use the word 'were' here correctly?
Yes. classmates is plural, so you need 'were', not 'was'. It's not possible to say whether 'were' is indicative or subjunctive in this sentence because 'classmates' always takes 'were'.
The singular is different. You can use either 'was' or
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