query: " ... as if the dog were its mother" - why "were" and not "was"?
positive_passages.docid: 17975
positive_passages.text: Why is it "If I were you" and not "If I was you"?
negative_passages.docid: 112146
negative_passages.text: Should I use 'is' or 'are' with this complex subject?
negative_passages.docid: 52640
negative_passages.text: Difference between sentences using 'was' and 'being'?
negative_passages.docid: 77010
negative_passages.text: 'was' versus 'had been'
negative_passages.docid: 98035
negative_passages.text: When do I use "was" and when do I use "were"
negative_passages.docid: 10040
negative_passages.text: When to use "If I was" vs. "If I were"?
negative_passages.docid: 70600
negative_passages.text: “What I saw was…” vs “What I saw were…”
negative_passages.docid: 30740
negative_passages.text: What is the grammatical role of *your* in "... by your being ..." phrases?
negative_passages.docid: 87312
negative_passages.text: Using 'is' or 'was' when something is still true
negative_passages.docid: 92516
negative_passages.text: "Might have" vs "could have"
negative_passages.docid: 80268
negative_passages.text: Past participle vs being+past participle
negative_passages.docid: 71395
negative_passages.text: Why is "that would be me" more certain than "that is me"?
negative_passages.docid: 8496
negative_passages.text: “I saw a dog” vs. “I have seen a dog”
negative_passages.docid: 114229
negative_passages.text: What is the difference between "were" and "have been"?
negative_passages.docid: 17131
negative_passages.text: Why is there a distinction between "its" and "it's"?
negative_passages.docid: 65714
negative_passages.text: When I put 'is' instead of 'be' in: "If she be found guilty"
negative_passages.docid: 91771
negative_passages.text: "Being" or "to be"?