Referring to something one is not certain about

[SkiIucK]

Hi,
let's imagine a friend of mine told me something about the price of something but with a sense of uncertainty. Then I go to another friend of mine and I want to retell what the former has told me.
I know there are easier ways to express this, but is the following written in a correct manner?
'John told me the price were low.'
Is this a correct way to say when we are unsure about something? As in 'He were good...', i.e. 'I heard he is good, but it is not sure.'
Regards

[Alan]

Hi,

You would still use 'was'. The use of 'were' here would be subjunctive but it won't work here. The only way I can suggest that you indicate uncertainty would be: John told me he thought the price was low.

Alan
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