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Believer wrote:Side question: A lot of dictionaries seem to indicate that the word 'subjunctive' is usually precede with the article 'the', but lately I seem to see cases where it is made plural or it with 'a' in front of it (like 'a subjunctive'). Are they correct? are ...

Believer wrote: 1.If I worked more diligently, I would buy more bacon. 2. If I had money, I would buy a Lexus. 3. If I had been talking with him at the meeting, I would have recognized that he is my cousin. 4. If I had won the match, I would have become famous. Would you say all the above...

Hi, I was trying to brush up on the conditional and subjunctive and came upon a question or two. I hope you could help. In conditionals, there seem to be names like 'present unreal conditional', 'past unreal conditional' and 'future unreal conditional', and as far as I know, the subjunctive...

Khoff wrote:"Would" (conditional) is better here -- "what would it mean if ...." "What would it mean if we elected a woman president?" -- speculative -- might or might not happen "What will it mean when we elect a woman predsident?" -- assumes this will definitely happen sometime in the...

"Would" (conditional) is better here -- "what would it mean if ...." "What would it mean if we elected a woman president?" -- speculative -- might or might not happen "What will it mean when we elect a woman predsident?" -- assumes this will definitely happen sometime in the future. Also,...

Hi Nona, Nona The Brit wrote:team for plural - you may not like it personally but it is accepted as grammatically correct.Accepted by whom? Can you provide a citation?A Google search returns: "team is" 12.4 million; "team are" 1.2 million; that's more than 10:1 in favour of the singular. Even...

Hi PuccaYou can say something such as "There were millions of dollars lost." But, if you want to say or write a specific number, then the words hundred, thousand, million, billion, etc. are not used as a plural noun:300 = three hundred4000 = four thousand50,000 = fifty thousand20,000,000 =...

Thank you very much, Jim and Yankee. CalifJim wrote:If I won't shoot at any soldier, I won't kill any soldiers.Just my point. In both cases I would use the plural because both are complements, not adjuncts. That's why I said complement rather than object. shoot at is a prepositional verb...

Souroin wrote:I should have thought carefully before posting that message, but does plural sentense ur using 'any' solve the issue I see as the problem? if i were judge «

If I won't shoot at any soldier, I won't kill any soldiers.Just my point. In both cases I would use the plural because both are complements, not adjuncts. That's why I said complement rather than object. shoot at is a prepositional verb with complement soldier. (I think you meant If I...