Is it "If I were a girl" or "If I was a girl"?

Question

I hear these a lot. Which one is grammatically correct?

Answer 1

if i was a girl is the right answer...were belongs to plural forms....

Answer 2

WERE..

WAS is gramatically wrong.

If I were a girl

I I were the Principal. etc.

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Answer 3

were

Answer 4

"Were" is grammatically correct; however, "was" is acceptable in informal, familiar conversation.  

Answer 5

When a statement is contrary to fact, then a singular noun or pronoun takes the plural form of the verb.  Therefore, since you are not a girl, then the grammatically correct statement is "If I were a girl."  As another example, if I am not going to the movies, it is correct to say "If I were going to the movies, I would want to see  . . . "

Answer 6

Were - it's the subjunctive mood (a possibility), not the indicative (a certainty).

Answer 7

its if i were a girl

Answer 8

Fiddler on the Roof: If I were a rich man..

was is past tense

were is correct

Answer 9

"if i were a girl "....is used by a boy(person of opposite gender)as he can't be a girl

Answer 10

was - girl is singular