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Expert: Rosemary Lenc - 10/1/2008
Question
Which would be the correct usage of was vs were in this sentence?
"This is the amount of interest the pacific region would have received if Hunter Warfield was your financial agency."
Should it be were instead or was?
thanks,
John
Answer
Dear John,
Yes, it should be "were" because you have a clause that starts with "if" which is called a conditional clause. Look at this site and type 2 conditional clause with the main clause having the verb or verb phrase with "would" etc. In your sentence the main clause:
This is the amount of interest the pacific region "would have received."
Site is:
http://www.ssdd/bcu/ac/ik/learner/Grammar%20Guides3.08%201f.htm
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Mrs. Lenc
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