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would / wouldn't can be called hypothetical or conditional, but not subjunctive. Subjunctive is be in the following: It is important that you be on time. And were in the following: If he were here, we could begin. But would is not subjunctive: I would enjoy this...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by CalifJim 1 yr 55 days ago Subjunctives, Conditionals
Re: wish clauses

Goodman wrote: Yankee wrote: Did you read the rest of my post, MrC? I attempted to make it clear why YL's sentence works. The danger in stating absolute rules in prescriptive grammar is that doing so doesn't allow for legitimate exceptions. For example, many grammar books state that...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yankee 1 yr 57 days ago Grammar, Constructions, Clauses, Subjunctives, Conditionals, Direct Questions
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Hi Goodman You wrote: Clearly the “I wish I …..” is a conditional sentence, which is “subjunctive”. So if one insists on using this “I wish I was” construction and to have the twisted attitude to ask why I keep insisting on the rules of subjunctive ... As far as I am concerned, if you...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yoong Liat 1 yr 57 days ago Constructions, Subjunctives, Conditionals
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Yankee wrote: Did you read the rest of my post, MrC? I attempted to make it clear why YL's sentence works. The danger in stating absolute rules in prescriptive grammar is that doing so doesn't allow for legitimate exceptions. For example, many grammar books state that the word 'would' may...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Goodman 1 yr 57 days ago Grammar, Constructions, Clauses, Subjunctives, Conditionals, Direct Questions
Re: Tense usage and subjunctive with "to remember"

N5pn4cya wrote: Please help clarify. Also, which one(s) of the following is/are correct: 1- I wonder if he remembers me. vs. I wonder if he remember me. (Should here be a subjunctive?) I'd say no. The sentence isn't conditional. It basically means "I want to know whether or not he remembers...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Yankee 1 yr 58 days ago Verbs, Tenses, Clauses, Subjunctives, Whom, Conditionals

Yoong Liat wrote: Hi Goodman You wrote: I have been labeled and called by many descriptions, hinted being “Ignorant” is the first ... I'm not hinting that you're ignorant. I say that if a learner tells me "informal" means "wrong", I'll understand that he says so because he is ignorant. ...

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Re: is 'if' omitted here?

Loojka wrote: Both can be correct, depending on what you're trying to say. I would give anything that she ' asked' me to. - I would give anything that she wanted me to. I would give anything if she ask ed me to . (condition emphasized) I would not give anything, unless she asked me to. This...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by SimpleHearted 1 yr 68 days ago Tenses, Clauses, Negatives, Simple Past, Subjunctives, Past Tenses, Conditionals
Re: subjunctives (sequence of moods)

SJ88 wrote: but shouldnt you keep in line with the conditional aspect of the sentence? Eg.: If I were a millionaire, I WOULD... fine (because you're making a hypothesis about what you would do in that case) If only he knew that you and I WERE brothers... use are , IMO, there are no...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Marius Hancu 1 yr 84 days ago Subjunctives, Conditionals
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but shouldnt you keep in line with the conditional aspect of the sentence? Eg.: If i were a millionaire, i WOULD... If only he knew that you and I WERE brothers...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by SJ88 1 yr 84 days ago Subjunctives, Conditionals
Re: Which conditional is this?

Hi, you two, I find this sentence interesting. Such ideas should be very common, but frustingly I don't know how to construct those sentences. (Not the first time I find I have no real idea about subjunctive and condition(s) at all.) So could I add a question related to it? (Sorry, Believer,...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Maple 1 yr 93 days ago Subjunctives, Conditionals

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