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24 Feb 2019, 03:32
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I was reading Vanity Fair last night and came across two sentences (Chapter: Struggles and Trials) that seem wrong to me.
Her going to the lessons is contrary to fact. Him being rescued from danger is contrary to fact. So both should be 'were' not 'was'?
Also, are all sentences containing as if in the subjunctive mood?
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https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/01/ ... university
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From Marilynne Robinson Home p. 27
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Her going to the lessons is contrary to fact. Him being rescued from danger is contrary to fact. So both should be 'were' not 'was'?
Also, are all sentences containing as if in the subjunctive mood?
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https://www.economist.com/asia/2019/01/ ... university
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From Marilynne Robinson Home p. 27
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28 Feb 2019, 17:30
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This is something that grammarians argue about, and I'm not sure that I've seen that exact distinction tested on the GMAT. (The people who write the GMAT tend to avoid wading into active grammatical debates, since that would make it much harder for them to prove that their official answer to the question was the right one!)
That said, the subjunctive should be used when you're talking about something that's hypothetical. In both of your examples, it seems (although I'm not totally sure) that what's being described is hypothetical, and didn't actually happen. The boy wasn't actually rescued from danger, etc. So I think that the subjunctive is correct, and the sentences as written are incorrect.
I can't think of an example using 'as if' that doesn't refer to something hypothetical, so it's probably fair to say that 'as if' should go with the subjunctive. That said, I'm not completely sure, so if anybody has a sentence that uses 'as if' differently, please post it!
That said, the subjunctive should be used when you're talking about something that's hypothetical. In both of your examples, it seems (although I'm not totally sure) that what's being described is hypothetical, and didn't actually happen. The boy wasn't actually rescued from danger, etc. So I think that the subjunctive is correct, and the sentences as written are incorrect.
I can't think of an example using 'as if' that doesn't refer to something hypothetical, so it's probably fair to say that 'as if' should go with the subjunctive. That said, I'm not completely sure, so if anybody has a sentence that uses 'as if' differently, please post it!
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