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Contrary-to-fact statements |
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If Subject
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If the party were on Friday, we could go |
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Avoid changing were to agree with the subject in contrary-to-fact statements, |
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S WISH (present) that Subject
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I
wish
that the party were on Friday |
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Avoid changing were to agree with the subject. |
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If I was you, I would not go. |
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If I were you, I would not go. |
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