We're to fragment
The chancellor said Britain manages as much as €1.5tn (£1.3tn) of financial assets on behalf of EU clients, while the bulk of financing raised by European companies was handled in the UK. “We should be under no illusion about the significant additional costs if this highly efficient market were to fragment,” he said. (The Guardian.)
Is "were" a subjunctive one in the paragraph above?
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tkacka15 if this highly efficient market were All the signs of "subjunctive" are there: 1 It's in an if -clause. 2 It has a singular subject. 3 It has the verb "were".
- tkacka15 if this highly efficient market were All the signs of "subjunctive" are there: 1 It's in an if -clause.
- 2 It has a singular subject.
- 3 It has the verb "were".
- Yes, it's subjunctive.
- CJ
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tkacka15if this highly efficient market were
All the signs of "subjunctive" are there:
1 It's in an if-clause.
2 It has a singular subject.
3 It has the verb "were".
Yes, it's subjunctive.
CJ
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