query: The use of "were- should- had” at the beginning of sentences instead of “if”
positive_passages.docid: 10040
positive_passages.text: When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?
negative_passages.docid: 25208
negative_passages.text: Speculative conditional: Why does it use the past tense or past perfect tense?
negative_passages.docid: 38669
negative_passages.text: "Was" or "were" in subjunctive clauses
negative_passages.docid: 101010
negative_passages.text: Uncertain usage of "should" and construction of the verb
negative_passages.docid: 24744
negative_passages.text: The habitual past "would" versus "simple past" tense
negative_passages.docid: 56154
negative_passages.text: Be it that,were to, and should - what were the differences between these conditionals?
negative_passages.docid: 136040
negative_passages.text: Use of "would" for subjunctive phrases
negative_passages.docid: 21529
negative_passages.text: Should I be using 'is' or 'was' in reported speech?
negative_passages.docid: 95961
negative_passages.text: When should I use "Would",  "Would have", "Will", and "Will have"?
negative_passages.docid: 34504
negative_passages.text: "could have" vs "could"
negative_passages.docid: 132617
negative_passages.text: Correct usage of was/were on the object of a sentence
negative_passages.docid: 27430
negative_passages.text: Using "And" at the beginning of a sentence
negative_passages.docid: 108399
negative_passages.text: Is this sentence correct? Usage of would have been and had
negative_passages.docid: 130231
negative_passages.text: Will vs Would usage in sentences
negative_passages.docid: 89201
negative_passages.text: "had" versus "had had" :if I "had had" money, I would have bought this car
negative_passages.docid: 52927
negative_passages.text: Is "I'd've" proper use of the English language?
negative_passages.docid: 63673
negative_passages.text: Can I use "but" at the beginning of a sentence?