Neither of the boys/If she was

#1 (**permalink**) 27-Jul-2004, 10:39

1) Neither of the boys is/are going to the park.

2) If she was/were given a choice, she would choose to work overseas.

3) If I was/were him, I would dump her straight away.

Thanks for any explanation..

#2 (**permalink**) 27-Jul-2004, 12:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by confuzed

1) Neither of the boys is/are going to the park.

2) If she was/were given a choice, she would choose to work overseas.

3) If I was/were him, I would dump her straight away.

Thanks for any explanation..

"Is". Singular
"Was". It was not impossible to be given
"Were". Contrary to fact You can not be him at all

Regards

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