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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Were

“That sort of procedure would only be undertaken were we to leave the European Union after article 50, period, without any agreement whatsoever and were looking to seek a new FTA [free trade agreement] from outside.” (The Guardian.)

Is "were" in the subjunctive mood in "That sort of procedure would only be undertaken were we to leave the European Union..."?
  

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Anonymous Is "were" in the subjunctive mood in Yes. ) CJ

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AnonymousIs "were" in the subjunctive mood in
Yes. were we to leave = if we were to leave = if we left

(By the way, if you are interested in new trends in terminology, some people are now calling this form "were" an "irrealis" form instead of "subjunctive".)

CJ
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.
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