By Subjunctives

Of course! I think I got lost in my own babbling and couldn't shift paradigms for those last three examples even though I knew they sounded awkward. Also, it was late at night for me...

For suggest as give advice:I (that) he not do something. (negative pattern)But suggest also means bring to mind, and this is the meaning in your example sentences, so the grammatical structures for 'advisory' suggest don't apply. Issues of availability cannot give advice! So all...

Both the first and third examples work. The first is the gerund construction, the third is the subjunctive construction. The second is incorrect. However, despite being technically correct, both the first and third examples still sound awkward. Ultimately, I think this is because it sounds...

Thanks..If someone says that modals can also be understood as a kind of subjunctive, what would you say?

This is a modal construction (could), not a subjunctive.Here's a subjunctive (underlined): It is important that you be right. I'm not sure what you're asking, I guess.CJ

Thanks...I see..Then, understanding it as a past tense subjunctive referring to the present, like, "You could be right.", meaning "There should be one time that you do not get it." is impossible? Watching dramas or movies in English, when a friend tries to give a...

My subjunctive scouts have returned empty-handed. Consider that a true subjunctive in a main clause is not found in English, certainly not the past subjunctive. It's the simple past indicative tense.CJ

Following is from “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”. The situation is that Harry Potter failed in the Quidditch game for the first time. Harry put his face to his knees, his hands gripping his hair. Fred grabbed his shoulder and shook it roughly. ‘C’mon, Harry, you’ve never...

Structure reconstruction. ( dots mean that this part of sentence is not changed) Reconstruct the following sentences (or pairs of sentences) in such a way that they are as similar as possible in meaning to the ones printed before them. Make all necessary alteraction. Use the info provided in...

Hi,If you have a situation where you are thinking of it as hypothetical or unreal, shoud we use the subjuctive??I would not lend him money unless I were a fool.He acted as if he were a wise man -- which he is not.