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Nddad Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Were or was ??

If a king was displeased with one of his administrators, he would give gim a whit elephant as a gift.

As far as I know, "was" should be changed to "were".

Is it correct or not??
  

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If you are talking about a past king's actions, then 'was' is correct. 'Were' is non-past in this sort of clause.

  • If you are talking about a past king's actions, then 'was' is correct.
  • 'Were' is non-past in this sort of clause.
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If you are talking about a past king's actions, then 'was' is correct. 'Were' is non-past in this sort of clause.

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