Feb 14, 2019 · From other's conversation,I found out they mentioned I was and sometimes they also mentioned I were. Is there any rules for I was/were?

Oct 25, 2021 · What is the difference between "were" and "have been", and are these sentences gramatically correct? 1) some of the best known writers of detective fiction in the twentieth …

Nov 5, 2014 · That is, both "were to" (using the irrealis "were") and "was to" (using a past-tense verb) would usually be interchangeable in a sentence structured similar to yours, but that …

Which of the following is correct ? Who were these buildings designed by? Or Who was these buildings designed by? Does were/was refer to "these buildings" or "who"?

To expand on Absolute Beginner's comment a little, the subject of the sentence is "The behavior". That's singular, so it has to be was considered. Whether the behavior is of X and Y, or of an …

Apr 26, 2017 · "If + were" expresses the subjunctive mood, which refers to wishes and desires and is known as a "non-factual" mood. If you're mentioning a possibility or a probability, a …

Jun 21, 2017 · My friend is writing some documentation and asked me an English question I don't know the answer to. In this case which would it be? CCleaner has been run. or CCleaner has …

All the three prepositions plus "about" can be used, according to the Google Ngram Viewer; although according to the online collocations dictionaries the prepositions "with" and "about" …

This can be tricky, because of all the variations one can use for a short statement like the ones you are asking about. For example, if the question is asked as a standalone 3-word question, …

May 18, 2018 · I'm in trouble with the following sentence: How was/were the meals you had while you were gone? I think "How were" is correct, but why is "How was" wrong? Please explain.