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Correct? / Incorrect?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:42 pm
by hummer
:oops:

    1. He walked as though he was slightly lame.

    2. He walked as though he were slightly lame.

Please tell me which sentence is correct.

Re: Correct? / Incorrect?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:15 pm
by mpkeshari
First sentence is correct.

Re: Correct? / Incorrect?

PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:22 pm
by himadri
1.he walked as though he was slightly lame.
the first sentence is correct.

Re: Correct? / Incorrect?

PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:46 am
by sowmya
first one is correct.
just keep in mind that [url]was[/url] is singular n [url]were[/url] s plural.
eg-
he was standing there.
they were standing there.

Re: Correct? / Incorrect?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:52 pm
by anjalivardwaj
First sentence is correct..according to rules of tenses there must be was with singular and were with plural...