When I were a newspaper journalist, I always relied on the news editor and the subs to put things right.

Question

Option 1: When I were a newspaper journalist

Option 2: I always relied on the news editor and

Option 3: the subs to put things right.

Option 4: no errors

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

Option 1: When I "were" a newspaper journalist is wrong, it should be "was" instead of "were" as "I" is the singular subject here. "I were" works with hypothetical situations, for example - "If I were a singer" The rest of the sentence is grammatically correct.

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