In Subjunctives^x, Clauses^x

Hello, roque. Essentially equivalent in hypothetical situations. The inverted conditional 'should' form is an alternative to the 'were'-subjunctive. In business correspondence of the form, 'Should he be interested in our Spring Catalogue, please contact our sales representative', this...

Maybe, yes: 'With something unreal, on the other hand, where the main clause was in the subjunctive mood, I might well want to use a with-clause. It would then be the equivalent of an if-were clause.' 'If I were discussing something unreal, on the other hand, where the main clause was in...

So, you wouldn't usually use "with" as something equivalent to "if were..." and the like --which indicate something unreal-- when the main clause is the subjunctive mood?

Neither "had", "lived", nor "went" are parts of the verb "to be". Therefore it is impossible to say whether they are past indicative forms or past subjunctive forms. Other than forms, we also have what I call "feelings in the head". In that sense of "subjunctive" (i.e., a subjunctive feeling in...

http://www.bartleby.com/64/C001/061.html The present subjunctive is most familiar to us in formulaic expressions such as God help him, be that as it may, come what may, and suffice it to say. It also occurs in that clauses used to state commands or to express intentions or necessity: We...

Mr P: The distinction is clear, and has nothing to do with {teeth on edge} 'inclusiveness': Let us have no more touchy-feely grammar. JT: I allowed that it might, Mr P. I didn't state that it did. You may want to adress this issue with Casi. But before you do that, consider that grammatical...

JT: Might I enquire, Mr M, who it is you agree with? AHD: those beginning with if, can be tricky. In certain clauses, you use should for all three persons: if I (or you or he) should decide to go, if it should begin to snow. Would is not acceptable in these situations, but it does...

Hello MH and CJ I think BrE does tend to avoid the subjunctive 'be'. (Is this because indicative 'be' was common in rustic dialects, before we all turned to EstuaryE, I wonder? 'You be a-trespassin' on 'is Lordship's land, young master' etc.) I would listen twice if I heard #2. Sometimes...

Hello Mr M I found an article as below given in the BBC English site. It says "If S should V" is a very unlikely conditional but The Heritage Grammar site suggests "If S should V" and "If S Vs" are not so different. The Heritage Grammar site suggests "If S should V" and "If S Vs" are not so...

We've done this before, Hela-- none of your sentences is subjunctive: I. There are two forms of the subjunctive, called present and past . -- The present subjunctive in all persons is 'be' for the verb 'to be', and the base form for all other verbs. Thus: ---- They demand (that) I be...