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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
was or were?
Should the 'was' in the sentence below be changed to 'were' because it is a conditional sentence?
If the Indianapolis-New England game earlier this month was hyped as Super Bowl 41½, this upcoming game might as well get billed as Super Bowl 41¾.
If the Indianapolis-New England game earlier this month was hyped as Super Bowl 41½, this upcoming game might as well get billed as Super Bowl 41¾.
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Well, actually it WAS hyped as Super Bowl 41 1/2. In this case, it's not a condition, supposing something contrary to fact because that's how it really was. )
- Well, actually it WAS hyped as Super Bowl 41 1/2.
- In this case, it's not a condition, supposing something contrary to fact because that's how it really was.
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Well, actually it WAS hyped as Super Bowl 41 1/2. In this case, it's not a condition, supposing something contrary to fact because that's how it really was.
So read this one more like "Given that the Indianpolis-New England was..."
(Is this in reference to Dallas-Green Bay?)
So read this one more like "Given that the Indianpolis-New England was..."
(Is this in reference to Dallas-Green Bay?)
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