<p>Is this sentence correct?</p>
<p>Seeing her frown, he wondered if anything were amiss. </p>
<p>Shouldn't it be "was amiss"?</p>
<p>should be was</p>
<p>I think after "if" you use subjunctive, which would in this case be "were". Like "if only it were Saturday..."</p>
<p>Not entirely sure, though.</p>
<p>That certainly would've caught me. I think thecomisar is right about the past subjunctive. </p>
<p>Another example is "if I were you."</p>
<p>I think either one is correct, depending on the meaning of the sentence. If he's wondering if something WAS amiss (in the past tense), then this is correct. If he's wondering whether there is something amiss RIGHT NOW, then "were" is correct.</p>
<p>The sentence is correct.</p>
<p>were is correct
indirect statement</p>
<p>ILoveBrown is correct. Depending on the meaning/context of the sentence both could work.</p>
<p>yup...</p>
<p>consider Hoobastank latest hit .. "IF I WERE YOU" ... ...</p>
<p>boonbox may be onto something</p>
<p>I think you can't really quote popular music for grammar help... SOOO many songs use "you and I" and "you and me" inappropriately, etc. It drives me nuts! Do not sacrifice grammar for a rhyme!</p>
<p>^ if "quoting popular music for grammar help" actually helps then I don't see why not to.</p>
<p>But just because it's the title of a song or a lyric in a song doesn't mean it's correct. If remembering a (correct) line of a favorite song helps you remember a grammatical concept or rule, then fine, but you shouldn't assume something's right just because you heard it in a song. That's all. :)</p>
<p>"'Cuz you and I...were meant to fly..." -- Celine Dion</p>
<p>HAHA. Instant example right there.</p>
<p>it is "was amiss"</p>
<p>read something in McGraw where you change anything to it, so it is singular 3rd</p>
<p>Um... oasis, "you and I were meant to fly" is correct... is that what you meant?</p>
<p>The sentence is correct.</p>
<p>someone explain why it is "were"?</p>
<p>IT IS just a rule.. supposition like IF....Then uses were instead of was. It is just the mystery and complexity of American English. Dont ask why, accept it. j/k</p>
<p>ok, I see it in the beginning of this thread</p>
<p>past subjunctive</p>