In Subjunctives^x, Clauses^x

Hi Happy, This area is a very contentious one, so it is not surprising that you find different pronouncements within and between grammar books. Here is my opinion on the examples you present: (1) 'Who did it ?' Not I.' The pronoun stands in parallel to the subject 'who', and is a...

1,2,3. Your formulation is fine. It depends on the student's level, of course. I wouldn't burden a beginner with the fine points of tense usage in dependent clauses. Your formulation does leave out, however, the parallel formulation for the past tenses, including the conditional (with "would"...

Hello, Jim I've been away from the boards lately. I'm not sure you're still interested in my response, but here it goes: 1. I'm afraid I can't tell how often verbs like "wish" are used in the mandative subjunctive. It seems they are used, though, according to my books. Here are a few...

Hi, Miriam. I have a few questions. I would appreciate your comments on them when you have the time. (It's nothing urgent. I don't want to interrupt your dialog with Pastel.) 1. > Did you really intend to include the verbs "wish", "order", and "urge"? They are the only ones in the list...

M. Hiker, You are far too kind. It appears the question is answered, so I have little to add. I'm better with the semantics questions, and I avoid the punctuation ones, in case you haven't noticed. I can barely work out the punctuation in my own sentences! I do know that the clause "though...

‘Though’ causes the clause to be dependent, just like ‘while’ would. Correct. On the other hand, if I used ‘however’ the clause would be independent. I think we are on the same track. Your original sentence ( a ) was as follows: a) Most people consider Jill’s car...

Thank you, this helps. I think I understand what you are saying. ‘Though’ causes the clause to be dependent, just like ‘while’ would. If the clause were dependant then only 'd' would be correct. On the other hand, if I used ‘however’ the clause would be independent. In that case 'a' would be...

I need to know if the subjunctive ‘though’ creates a dependant clause. Is the clause, “Though the car always starts for her,” a sentence or is it a fragment? In other words, which of the following are correct? a. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable. Though the car always starts for...

I need to know if the subjunctive ‘though’ creates a dependant clause. Is the clause, “Though the car always starts for her,” a sentence or is it a fragment? In other words, which of the following are correct? a. Most people consider Jill’s car unreliable. Though the car always starts for...

Guest, Mister Micawber, Mask, Whenever I see a question of the form seen here - essentially a multiple choice question - I usually judge it to be a "test question" which was encountered in an English course, usually with one right answer. I am not always correct in this :( , but usually. ...