(Something bad happens). I wish it is just sometimes.
"sometimes" is an adverb, not sure if the sentence is grammatically correct? Thanks.
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(Something bad happens). I wish it is just sometimes.
"sometimes" is an adverb, not sure if the sentence is grammatically correct? Thanks.
Best Answer
You can't use your sentence as you wrote it. But there is a context in which a construction like yours would sound idiomatic in English. If someone has just said to you something along the lines of:
You can then respond:
or:
Note the subjunctive mood--"were" or colloquially, in some dialects, "was"--this is mandatory.
You can even provide the necessary context yourself--but you have to do it explicitly:
Your phrasing is going to sound awkward in just about any other context. However, depending on the context you can express the same idea in slightly different words:
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