Why do we write. He talks as if he were my master? Shouldn't the verb be singular in this case? And if not then why?
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'Were' in this case is not plural, it's the subjunctive form of the verb (which just happens to be the same word). It's used when you are referring to a situation that is not a real fact. "If I were Prime Minister, I would...".
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