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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of Was/Were in this particular sentence.

The sentence is:
If it were/was up to me.

Which is correct or are they both correct?
  

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The future subjunctive is used in the if clause to express a possibility. ' is correct. I hope you are aware that the if clause is a dependent clause and must be followed an independent clause .

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  • The future subjunctive is used in the if clause to express a possibility.
  • ' is correct.
  • I hope you are aware that the if clause is a dependent clause and must be followed an independent clause .
  • org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood
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The future subjunctive is used in the if clause to express a possibility.

So 'If it were up to me...' is correct.

I hope you are aware that the if clause is a dependent clause and must be followed an independent clause.

If you need an in-depth explanation:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_mood
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