“And so would I, if I was he.”—­Brown’s Institutes, p. 191.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the verb was, which is here used to express a mere supposition, with indefinite time, is in the indicative mood.  But, according to the second clause of Note 9th to Rule 14th, “A mere supposition, with indefinite time, is best expressed by a verb in the subjunctive imperfect.”  Therefore, was should be were; thus, “And so would I, if I were he.”]

“If I was a Greek, I should resist Turkish despotism.”—­Cardell’s Elements of Gram., p. 80.  “If he was to go, he would attend to your business.”—­Ib., p. 81.  “If thou feltest as I do, we should soon decide.”—­Inst., p. 191.  “Though thou sheddest thy blood in the cause, it would but prove thee sincerely a fool.”—­Ib. “If thou lovedst him, there would be more evidence of it.”—­Ib. “If thou couldst convince him, he would not act accordingly.”—­Murray’s Key, p. 209.  “If there was no liberty, there would be no real crime.”—­Formey’s Belles-Lettres, p. 118.  “If the house was burnt down, the case would be the same.”—­Foster’s Report, i, 89.  “As if the mind was not always in action, when it prefers any thing!”—­West, on Agency, p. 38.  “Suppose I was to say, ’Light is a body.’”—­Harris’s Hermes, p. 78.  “If either oxygen or azote was omitted, life would be destroyed.”—­Gurney’s Evidences, p. 155.  “The verb dare is sometimes used as if it was an auxiliary.”—­Priestley’s Gram., p. 132.  “A certain lady, whom I could name, if it was necessary.”—­Spectator, No. 536.  “If the e was dropped, c and g would assume their hard sounds.”—­Buchanan’s Syntax, p. 10.  “He would no more comprehend it, than if it was the speech of a Hottentot.”—­Neef’s Sketch, p. 112.  “If thou knewest the gift of God,” &c.—­John, iv, 10.  “I wish I was at home.”—­O.  B. Peirce’s Gram., p. 260.  “Fact alone does not constitute right; if it does, general warrants were lawful.”—­Junius, Let. xliv, p. 205.  “Thou look’st upon thy boy as though thou guessest it.”—­Putnam’s Analytical Reader, p. 202.  “Thou look’st upon thy boy as though thou guessedst it.”—­Cobb’s N. A. Reader, p. 320.  “He fought as if he had contended for life.”—­Hiley’s Gram., p. 92.  “He fought as if he had been contending for his life.”—­Ib., 92.

   “The dewdrop glistens on thy leaf,
      As if thou seem’st to shed a tear;
    As if thou knew’st my tale of grief,
      Felt all my sufferings severe.”—­Alex.  Letham.

Last Clause of Note IX.—­For the Indicative Mood.

“If he know the way, he does not need a guide.”—­Brown’s Institutes, p. 191.

[FORMULE.—­Not proper, because the verb know, which is used to express a conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, is in the subjunctive mood.  But, according to the last clause of Note 9th to Rule 14th, “A conditional circumstance assumed as a fact, requires the indicative mood.”  Therefore, know should be knows; thus, “If he knows the way, he does not need a guide.”]