In Simple present^x, Clauses^x

1) I suggest that he sell the car.2) I suggest that he sells the car. We know that no 1 is correct. Is no 2 also correct?

Ant_222 wrote:Hoa Thai: «When I hear "What is the movie?" or "What was the movie?", my instinct tells me that the asker wants to know the title (an ever-lasting piece of information).» (What was the last movie you saw) Yes, but "was" implies a past moment (that of whatching the movie), and...

Hi, What form below is the correct and why ? - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years; The normal thing to say is simply John has lived with the Thompson...

Hello! Please, What form below is the correct and why ? - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years; And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple...

We welcome your opinions, Marcelinx, but it is dangerous to try to compare your native language so closely with English-- they do not work the same way. Nor is your logic very careful.Well, I certainly hope he helps you.There is nothing subjunctive about this. The form of the subjunctive verb--...

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

Yes - the commas before which and after "dollars" indicate an inserted relative clause. This shows that it is the bat used to beat the dog and not the ten dollars (though if I were the dog I'd definitely prefer the latter), or not that it "cost ten dollars to beat the dog". If "is made" is...

I think it is more an observation than a rule, Hanuman, but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses (clauses introduced by when, if, unless, etc) instead of the will construction. It also appears in some that clauses: I hope (that) it...