In British English^x, Subjunctives^x, Verbs^x

Ant_222 wrote: SimCity (original 1989 version) : Citizens demand that roads be built. Full version: «... that roads _should_ be built.» Same to your sentence: «... that he should save the Jewish people». So, think of it as omission of "should". I disagree. Certainly Ant_222's...

In my dialect, it's always "were". Anytime there's an "If I" + the verb "to be" it's gonna be "were" no matter what follows. I heard that usage was dying out in British English? Is that true? To me, "If I was" sounds quite incorrect.

Hello Anon 1. We suggested that he go to a specialist.] Here, "go" is the present subjunctive. Some speakers prefer to use the present subjunctive in a "that" clause after verbs such as "suggest", "recommend", etc. 2. We suggested that he goes to a specialist.] Here, "goes" is indicative....

Dear friends, It is a most interesting discussion. It is my opinion that you may use a subjunctive verb if you desire to pose a hypothesis that is contrary to fact. If you desire to pose a hypothesis that may or may not be true, you may not use the subjunctive. We may therefore say...

Hello Brooke This thread has become a little confusing. So just to summarise what others have said: 1. The doctor suggested that she not smoke. As Katsu and Yulysses have suggested, this is a subjunctive construction. We can make it clearer by omitting the 'not': 1. The...