Subjunctive
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William A Hupy
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Subjunctive
I’m currently studying French. I hit the subjunctive. What is it? Mood employed to denote an action or state? Huh? Anyone out there with a basic understanding of grammar? Does English employ this? And how?
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Slava
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Re: Subjunctive
We do, but ever less and less. It's an "if" clause that isn't true. A conditional clause.
"If that were the case" - it isn't.
"If I were you" - I'm not.
etc.
"If that were the case" - it isn't.
"If I were you" - I'm not.
etc.
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