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?

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 century were …

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.

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 …

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"?

Nov 2, 2014 · This is called the subjunctive mood, used to express desires, wishes, intents. It is used to talk of "unreal" situations (that we wish were real). This is the only instance in which …

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 …

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 17, 2015 · In the first example, the second conditional expresses a hypothesis on a present situtation, imagining an impossible or unlikely event. Your father would be proud of us (if he …

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 …