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a composite plant, Aster amellus, of Eurasia, having clustered, purple flower heads.

QUIZ

QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Because the shop was emblematic of that peculiar Italian institution known as La Faccia: i.e. presenting the best face possible.
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The streets here are rather wide for an Italian city but would be deemed intolerably narrow in America.
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To talk German was beyond the sweep of my dizziest ambition, but an Italian runner or porter instantly presented himself.
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And it is too true that ages of subjugation have demoralized, to a fearful extent, the Italian People.
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