Correct this sentence.
Suppose Nicole actually was in charge of the universe, as she claims.

Question

Correct this sentence.
Suppose Nicole actually was in charge of the universe, as she claims.

anonymous · Answer

Hi, dawsonbaer.  I believe we have another case of the subjunctive.  Because you're supposing--proposing something hypothetical--you'd want to use "were" instead of "was."

So the sentence should read: "Suppose Nicole actually were in charge of the universe, as she claims."

anonymous · Answer

@Keke: That's right, good one.

anonymous · Answer

The subjunctive can be very annoying in English, since it just doesn't come up that often. I think RedwoodGirl gave a fantastic answer here: http://openstudy.com/users/keketsu#/updates/4f410fede4b0534c53cc48ff