Thank you!
Ah! No, “was” is incorrect, but not quite in the way you’re thinking. These two sentences are similar in that the MC is thinking hypothetically:
Even if it was, forgiveness is a big word.
If only it was her—!
When something is a wish or otherwise hypothetical, it is correct to use “were”, although people will use “was” because it sounds right (like I thought it did). I might say, “I wish it were summer!” This is present tense, but I still use “were”.
I’m 99% percent sure that is correct, but I didn’t know that at the time. I’ll have to double check with my grammar dictionary sister. 🙂 Thanks for catching that!
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