I found it! It's called: Hyperusage The subjunctive has sometimes been used simply as a conditioned variant that follows "if" and similar words even in the absence of a hypothetical situation. Johnny asked me if I were

I agree with Ivan's analysis except: the second sentence is an example of a common error, even among natives. The third sentence is correct. The question is was/were usage with the subjunctive. Were is needed here because it is an example

Hi, It's not "weird usage". It's the subjunctive form. See also these threads: http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsVsBe/wnhmv/post.htm http://www.englishforums.com/English/ImperativeVsSubjunctive/djbrc/post.htm

Hi, It's generally " I was ": I was in my room yesterday night. (past simple, active) I was told a nice story at the pub. (past simple, passive) I was standing in front of the mirror when the telephone rang. (past progressive or

I profess that I am a thief. Okay, but "confess" would be more common. To acknowledge I profess like a father. My American Heritage gives this meaning (intransitive), but I've never heard it. There are common religious meanings,

Hi "you can't expect it to last forever" how is it called in English grammar? I m working on difference between subjunctive usage and catenative verbs usage I have several grammar book however I never saw any title of catenative

Thanks are you saying this also a subjunctive usage? if not what is the difference "I want him to change colours" "if you donot want this to happen"

Is this subjunctive used widely? I do not see this usage very often? this is subjunctive "I suggest that he study." I generally see this "I suggest him to study" or rarely " I suggest for him to study" to be honest I

I'm still poking around here. The "absolute / nominative" guy had a second example: "Him watching TV he forgot to call his mom." I would have said, "He - - - ." As I think about it, a usage is coming into my

I used to eat ice cream every day. I am not used to driving a car with a manual transmission. But we must know that the meanings of the sentence in the usage of gerund and infinitive are different from each other. The Usage of gerund In this