Hi, Philip, I was on the fence about it, so I avoided (I thought) any suggestion that your interpretation was wrong. The reason for my vacillation was the verb signify , which seemed to me unable to govern a subjunctive -- and yet -- ??? Had the

Thanks for chiming in, CJ. So, you think it's not a subjunctive form? I was merely speculating because it sounded like one to me.

I have read that the verb "need" can be used in modal form only in the present tense. That rings true for modern English, but I seem to recall that need, must, and dare used to be used as modals in the past in the past. Older: It

because Robert Frost is an old dude, he wrote "be" it should be "being" the progressive form of to be Argh! Let's look at this again. And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood ... And sorry I

Hidden in this great 19th-Century prose is the subjunctive form, need , the reason for which I cannot identify right now. The subjunctive was used much more commonly at the time this was written. The subjunctive is the bare form of the infinitive,

Hello all, I have read that the verb "need" can be used in modal form only in the present tense. This makes me wonder in what tense it is in the following passage from "Jekyl and Hyde": «The letter was written in an odd,

Hi, I have difficulty in understanding verb usage(two verbs given and go in same sentence) in below sentence and also please tell me the parts of speech in the sentence. You need articles as shown. Effective and substantial critiques

Hello! I hope I can answer some of your questions! The past modal is something that we use when we make assuptions of past event. As we are making assumptions, we may be more or less sure about it, therefore you have the probability (more

I agree with Planet Hopper on this one. Both choices are valid depending on the context.

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