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Read the sentence.

I wish that his report _____ longer.

Which verb is in the subjunctive mood and correctly completes this sentence?


were

was

is

will be

User Satara
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Answer:

were

Step-by-step explanation:

It is used to express wishes, hopes, commands, demands or suggestions. For example: The subjunctive is the same as the (indicative) verbs we use in almost every case, but it is different in the third person singular and when using the verb to be.

User Ivan Proskuryakov
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the correct answer is were

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