By Subjunctives, Paragraphs

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...

Anonymous wrote: Hi, I usually edit some of the stuff my coworkers write around here, I believe I have good knowledge of what I'm doing but now I doubt it because of a document I'm reading right now... This is how it reads (in many paragraphs): "It is recommended that the agency review and...

Goodman wrote:My immediate reaction from reading the red part of the paragraph is "subjunctive". Aside from the context of the debated paragraph, consider the following: John has already spent 4 year in college and he is still struggling with is grades to graduate because he spends too much...

My immediate reaction from reading the red part of the paragraph is "subjunctive". Aside from the context of the debated paragraph, consider the following: John has already spent 4 year in college and he is still struggling with is grades to graduate because he spends too much time partying. I...

Believer wrote:Side question: A lot of dictionaries seem to indicate that the word 'subjunctive' is usually precede with the article 'the', but lately I seem to see cases where it is made plural or it with 'a' in front of it (like 'a subjunctive'). Are they correct? are ...

So I'm not quite sure how your comments about him represent a "challenge" to my view of him. And as I've already said, your "corrected" view of Richard III is itself quite conventional. Mr. Pedantic: I wasn't challenging your point of view about anyone. I haven't got the least idea about your...

1. Explain the functional and structural properties of "similarly" and state another connector functioning like "similarly" by using it in two sentences. 2. Write three example sentences in which subjunctive verbs are used as noun complements. 3. Rewite the reduced clauses below to correct the...

1. Explain the functional and structural properties of "similarly" and state another connector functioning like "similarly" by using it in two sentences. 2. Write three example sentences in which subjunctive verbs are used as noun complements. 3. Rewite the reduced clauses below to correct the...

Anonymous wrote:Here is a paragraph - the question is about the use of the word "were" in the sentence "But what if trolls were real?" Is "were" correct, or should it be: "But what if trolls are real?"Trolls are fascinating creatures, figuring in fairy tales for hundreds of years. Descriptions...

Here is a paragraph - the question is about the use of the word "were" in the sentence "But what if trolls were real?" Is "were" correct, or should it be: "But what if trolls are real?" Trolls are fascinating creatures, figuring in fairy tales for hundreds of years. Descriptions of them...