English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SUBJUNCTIVES
~I wish I am~ the one in charge of the programme (nonstandard).
*I wish I were* the one in charge of the programme (standard).
You talk to us ~as if you are~ our father (nonstandard).
You talk to us *as if you were* our father (standard).
~If only I can~ tell him how I feel right now (nonstandard).
*If only I could* tell him how I feel right now (standard).
GAB
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