IF_WERE If + were (subjunctive)

Definition

Subjunctive were in conditional clauses

Detection Rules

bohmann_2019

regex\bif\b.{0,20}\bwere\b

Requires: word

Normalization

Per words

Sources

  • bohmann_2019 — Bohmann, Axel (2019) : Variation in English Worldwide: Varieties and Genres in a Quantitative Perspective
  • collins_2015 — Collins, Peter (2015) : Grammatical Variation in English Worldwide
  • leech_2009 — Leech, Geoffrey; Hundt, Marianne; Mair, Christian; Smith, Nicholas (2009) : Change in Contemporary English — A Grammatical Study