There is this educational forum I belong to and a guy said" I were counting on u to do....." but some people there said it was wrong.

I know from my child and I'm still using plural verb after I .when they were saying that the guy was wrong,I was bewildered but I didn't say anything cos I happened not to be a member of that school,was there cos my own uni has no such forum!!!.


if we could say:
I have arrived instead of "has",
I love u instead of " loves",
I care for u instead of " cares ".
why would nt we say " I were counting on u to do....." as the guy said and people were criticizing the grammar.


English is complicated!!!
somebody should explain o or could it be the guy is right after all?

'I was counting on u to do.....' is the correct English. 'were' is for plural like 'we were counting on u to do.......'

MsFaith:
'I was counting on u to do.....' is the correct English. 'were' is for plural like 'we were counting on u to do.......'

are u trying to say that " I " follows singular verbs?
are u aware that I hate(plural verb o) Femi,
I have(plural verb too) arrived.
I love(plural verb also) chocolate, are all correct?

why wouldn't one say I were ( plural verb too)counting on u to do....?

hey u!!! are u referring to one ui thread like that? I asked cos we did deliberate over this thing there yesterday. if yes,what's ur display name there?

holywahala19:
are u trying to say that " I " follows singular verbs?
are u aware that I hate(plural verb o) Femi,
I have(plural verb too) arrived.
I love(plural verb also) chocolate, are all correct?

why wouldn't one say I were ( plural verb too)counting on u to do....?

'was' and 'am' are the only singular verbs following 'I'

oldfoolnigger:
hey u!!! are u referring to one ui thread like that? I asked cos we did deliberate over this thing there yesterday. if yes,what's ur display name there?

lmaoo. ain't telling u. don't want people to identify me there.


Cc: BiafraBushBoy. superior494. ymee. NwaAmaIkpe. Flexherbal. pls u guys should help with my above question

MsFaith:
'was' and 'am' are the only singular verbs following 'I'

I just deposited part of your bride price in yor bank acct.
Much love...
yo good!!

MsFaith:
'was' and 'am' are the only singular verbs following 'I'

OK thanks.
but I have seen people(even actors)saying: "if I were u,I would..... " what's ur say on that ma?

holywahala19:
OK thanks.

but I have seen people(even actors)saying:
"if I were u,I would..... " what's ur say on that ma?

do you notice there is an 'if' before 'I' ?. Now that 'were' tagged along because of the 'u' in the statement, not the 'I'. Another example, if I was Ade, I would..........
You can't say, 'if I were Ade.........

holywahala19:
lmaoo.
ain't telling u.
don't want people to identify me there.



Cc:
BiafraBushBoy.
superior494.
ymee.
NwaAmaIkpe.
Flexherbal.
pls u guys should help with my above question

We have different moods of verbs.
Read the subjunctive mood.

The Subjunctive Mood
A verb is in the subjunctive mood when it expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual. It is most often found in a clause beginning with the word if. It is also found in clauses following a verb that expresses a doubt, a wish, regret, request, demand, or proposal.

These are verbs typically followed by clauses that take the subjunctive:

ask, demand, determine, insist, move, order, pray, prefer, recommend, regret, request, require, suggest, and wish.
In English there is no difference between the subjunctive and normal, or indicative, form of the verb except for the present tense third person singular and for the verb to be.

The subjunctive for the present tense third person singular drops the -s or -es so that it looks and sounds like the present tense for everything else.

The subjunctive mood of the verb to be is be in the present tense and were in the past tense, regardless of what the subject is.

Incorrect: If I was you, I would run.
Correct: If I were you, I would run.
(The verb follows if and expresses a non-factual condition.)

Incorrect: I wish he was able to type faster.

Correct: I wish he were able to type faster.
(The second verb is in a clause following a verb expressing a wish. It also suggests a non-factual or doubtful condition.)

Incorrect: His requirement is that everyone is computer literate.

Correct: His requirement is that everyone be computer literate.
(Subordinate clause follows main clause with a demand.)

Incorrect: He recommended that each driver reports his tips.

Correct: He recommended that each driver report his tips.

Sometimes we may use the conditional auxiliary verbs of could, should, or would to express the same sense.

Subjunctive:I wish he were kinder to me.
Conditional: I wish he would be kinder to me.

Note: In modern English, the subjunctive is found only in subordinate clauses.


Source:http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000031.htm

BiafraBushBoy:

I just deposited part of your bride price in yor bank acct.
Much love...
yo good!!

Thanks

Flexherbal:
The Subjunctive Mood
A verb is in the subjunctive mood when it expresses a condition which is doubtful or not factual. It is most often found in a clause beginning with the word if. It is also found in clauses following a verb that expresses a doubt, a wish, regret, request, demand, or proposal.

These are verbs typically followed by clauses that take the subjunctive:

ask, demand, determine, insist, move, order, pray, prefer, recommend, regret, request, require, suggest, and wish.
In English there is no difference between the subjunctive and normal, or indicative, form of the verb except for the present tense third person singular and for the verb to be.

The subjunctive for the present tense third person singular drops the -s or -es so that it looks and sounds like the present tense for everything else.

The subjunctive mood of the verb to be is be in the present tense and were in the past tense, regardless of what the subject is.

Incorrect: If I was you, I would run.
Correct: If I were you, I would run.
(The verb follows if and expresses a non-factual condition.)

Incorrect: I wish he was able to type faster.

Correct: I wish he were able to type faster.
(The second verb is in a clause following a verb expressing a wish. It also suggests a non-factual or doubtful condition.)

Incorrect: His requirement is that everyone is computer literate.

Correct: His requirement is that everyone be computer literate.
(Subordinate clause follows main clause with a demand.)

Incorrect: He recommended that each driver reports his tips.

Correct: He recommended that each driver report his tips.

Sometimes we may use the conditional auxiliary verbs of could, should, or would to express the same sense.

Subjunctive:I wish he were kinder to me.
Conditional: I wish he would be kinder to me.

Note: In modern English, the subjunctive is found only in subordinate clauses.


Source:http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000031.htm

thank u for this sir!

MsFaith:

do you notice there is an 'if' before 'I' ?. Now that 'were' tagged along because of the 'u' in the statement, not the 'I'. Another example, if I was Ade, I would..........
You can't say, 'if I were Ade.........

thank u miss.

wife material.
not all these Facebook slay Queens

The reason is that the "to be" verb that follows 'I' is 'am' and the past tense of 'am' is 'was'.


Did anyone tell you that rules work in English? That's a lie. There are always exceptions.

I'm currently studying English and Literature so I know how crazy the language is.

MsFaith:

do you notice there is an 'if' before 'I' ?. Now that 'were' tagged along because of the 'u' in the statement, not the 'I'. Another example, if I was Ade, I would..........
You can't say, 'if I were Ade.........

you're wrong my sister.
Have you heard of subjunctive mood?
e.g "she walks as though she were a queen"

"He wished he were a lady"

" if I were Ade" not "if I was Ade"

This is called subjunctive mood. It it takes the plural past form of the "to be" verb.

Please don't speak " if I was Ade" in public

lilbest4:
you're wrong my sister.
Have you heard of subjunctive mood?
e.g "she walks as though she were a queen"

"He wished he were a lady"

" if I were Ade" not "if I was Ade"

This is called subjunctive mood. It it takes the plural past form of the "to be" verb.

Please don't speak " if I was Ade" in public

English!!!
u see!!
a very complicated language! !.


if I may ask,how do u see English as a course?
how marketable is the course?
do u think studying English would help one be a very good writer?(novelist,playwright,poet).
Where do they work after graduation?

holywahala19:
English!!!
u see!!
a very complicated language! !.


if I may ask,how do u see English as a course?
how marketable is the course?
do u think studying English would help one be a very good writer?(novelist,playwright,poet).
Where do they work after graduation?

na naija we dey naaa. You can work as a proofreader, writer, critic, customer care, scriptwriter even in embassies and with the right connection, anywhere you want. The easiest job to get is lecturing and media stuffs.

If You are able to graduate with strong 2.1 most polytechnics will rush you because most people graduate with 3rd class and few with 2.2.

First class is almost impossible.

I'm studying ELS, that is, English and Literary Studies.
We do creative writing and other composition courses if you know what you are doing, you should be a good writer even before you get to 400L

hav com acroz so many books i mean english text....accordin 2 corncod I and YOU do tak plural verb 4 example:we say IF I WERE TOLU...I 'HAVE'A PEN all ds are correct.I is treated lik a plural in english so accordin 2 d rule i tink dat statement is correct

lilbest4:
you're wrong my sister.
Have you heard of subjunctive mood?
e.g "she walks as though she were a queen"

"He wished he were a lady"

" if I were Ade" not "if I was Ade"

This is called subjunctive mood. It it takes the plural past form of the "to be" verb.

Please don't speak " if I was Ade" in public

......sis dat is rili wrong d correct verb shld b if i 'were' in respective of 'IF'

MsFaith:
'I was counting on u to do.....' is the correct English. 'were' is for plural like 'we were counting on u to do.......'

....do u knw dat YOU and I are separatd? Dat ar been treated lik plural accordin 2 concord....so is rili wrong 4 u 2 say if i 'was' pls dnt say dat out o....'was' is a singula verb

holywahala19:
There is this educational forum I belong to and a guy said" I were counting on u to do....." but some people there said it was wrong.

I know from my child and I'm still using plural verb after I .when they were saying that the guy was wrong,I was bewildered but I didn't say anything cos I happened not to be a member of that school,was there cos my own uni has no such forum!!!.


if we could say:
I have arrived instead of "has",
I love u instead of " loves",
I care for u instead of " cares ".
why would nt we say " I were counting on u to do....." as the guy said and people were criticizing the grammar.


English is complicated!!!
somebody should explain o or could it be the guy is right after all?

...BRO dat statement is correct

lilbest4:
na naija we dey naaa. You can work as a proofreader, writer, critic, customer care, scriptwriter even in embassies and with the right connection, anywhere you want. The easiest job to get is lecturing and media stuffs.

If You are able to graduate with strong 2.1 most polytechnics will rush you because most people graduate with 3rd class and few with 2.2.

First class is almost impossible.

I'm studying ELS, that is, English and Literary Studies.
We do creative writing and other composition courses if you know what you are doing, you should be a good writer even before you get to 400L

wow thanks for this!

but why did u say that first class is almost impossible?
is the course that hard or what?

sorry for disturbing u much.
pls can u tell me 100l courses for English and literature with little introductions on each.
thanks bro.


Cc: oldfoolnigger

omotayo98:
...BRO dat statement is correct

hmmm.
English sha!!
confusion everywhere!!

holywahala19:
wow thanks for this!

but why did u say that first class is almost impossible?
is the course that hard or what?

sorry for disturbing u much.
pls can u tell me 100l courses for English and literature with little introductions on each.
thanks bro.


Cc: oldfoolnigger

wow!!!
my no want to disclose him self friend!!!
thank u very much for this!!!
u are a good friend!!!

also a strange friend too!!!

holywahala19:
wow thanks for this!

but why did u say that first class is almost impossible?
is the course that hard or what?

sorry for disturbing u much.
pls can u tell me 100l courses for English and literature with little introductions on each.
thanks bro.


Cc: oldfoolnigger

no one has ever got first class in the history of our department. You might be lucky enough to get high CGPA in 100 and 200 Level but once you get to 300 level, the marking scheme will be so strict that getting an "A" would be almost impossible. It's 300 and 400 level that normally spoil the show.

As for the courses they are as follows :

100 level
CFA101 Introduction to
Computer
ELS101
Introduction to
African
Literature


ELS102 Introduction to
Poetry


ELS103 English
Language


ELS104
Introduction to
Drama &
Theater

. GST101 Use of English
& Library

GST102 Philosophy &
Logic

MEL106 INTRODUCTION
TO FOREIGN
LANGUAGE

ELS111 Use of English
Composition

ELS112 Introduction to
Fiction

. ELS113 English
Language II

. ELS114
Introduction to
General
Phonetics

GST111 Nigerian People
& Culture

GST112
History &
Philosophy of
Sciences

MEL116
Introduction to
a Second
Foreign
Language 11

@ holywahala19 200L
ELS202 Varieties of English ELS203 Advanced English Syntax I ELS204 Introduction to to Oral Literature ELS205 Semantics ELS206 History of Theater: Aeschylus to Shakespeare ELS211 Neo-Classical Literature ELS212 Spoken English ELS213 African Oral Narratives ELS214 Survey of American Literature ELS215 Modern Comedy: Moliere to The Present ELS216 English Morphology ELS217 History of The English Language ELS218 African Oral Poetry ELS301 Romantic & Victorian Literature ELS302 Caribbean & Afro-American Literature ELS303 African Drama ELS304 Advanced English Composition ELS305 African Poetry ELS306 English Language In Nigeria ELS307 Creative Writing ELS311 Modern English Literature ELS312 African Fiction ELS313 Phonology of English ELS314 Discourse Analysis ELS315 Approach to Literary Appreciation ELS316 Sociology of Literature ELS401 Studies In Fiction ELS402 Research Methods ELS403 Theory & Practices of Criticism ELS404 New Trends In Syntax ELS405 Pragmatics ELS406 Shakespeare ELS407 Contemporary African Authors ELS411 Stylistics ELS412 Studies In Drama ELS413 Studies In Poetry ELS414 Modern Literature Theory ELS415 Modern Authors ELS416 Psycholinguistics

lilbest4:
no one has ever got first class in the history of our department. You might be lucky enough to get high CGPA in 100 and 200 Level but once you get to 300 level, the marking scheme will be so strict that getting an "A" would be almost impossible. It's 300 and 400 level that normally spoil the show.

As for the courses they are as follows :

100 level
CFA101 Introduction to
Computer
ELS101
Introduction to
African
Literature


ELS102 Introduction to
Poetry


ELS103 English
Language


ELS104
Introduction to
Drama &
Theater

. GST101 Use of English
& Library

GST102 Philosophy &
Logic

MEL106 INTRODUCTION
TO FOREIGN
LANGUAGE

ELS111 Use of English
Composition

ELS112 Introduction to
Fiction

. ELS113 English
Language II

. ELS114
Introduction to
General
Phonetics

GST111 Nigerian People
& Culture

GST112
History &
Philosophy of
Sciences

MEL116
Introduction to
a Second
Foreign
Language 11

no first class graduate since the inception of the department!
which school is that pls?


thank u very much bro but are all these courses for just 100l?