Asked by Nikki

"My hand was positioned as if I was holding an orange to the piano, just as she said."

Is it "I was" or "I were"? People normally say "I were", but I don't know if that's actually grammatically correct.

Thanks!

Answers

Answered by Lisa
I were
Answered by Writeacher
Lisa is correct. If you want the explanation about why, read about the subjunctive mood here:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#mood
In that sentence, "as if I were holding..." is a conditional clause.
Answered by Ms. Sue
The reason we say "I were" in this construction is that we use the conditional tense after "if."

Answered by Ms. Sue
Writeacher is right. It's the subjunctive tense.

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