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Sub“junk”tive Mood
Sub“junk”tive Mood
When we say orthis is called the subjunctive mood…
“if I were” “if she were”
The trick:Use the subjunctive
mood if the sentence is a “what if” or “if only” sentence.
If I were / was a magician, I’d turn life into a box of chocolates.
If I were / was a bird, I would fly far, far away…
If it was / were snowing in the northeast as much as the weather forecaster had predicted, I bet the kids there don’t have school today.
1. If I was / were a rich man, I’d buy lots of yard gnomes. 2. If this was / were Friday, we’d celebrate!3. I think buying gnomes was / were the right choice. 4. If school was / were more interesting, I wouldn’t fall asleep. 5. I think students would like school if there was / were more gnomes.
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