Sunjunctive in summary : The subjunctive mood is used in

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Sunjunctive in summary :
The subjunctive mood is used in dependent clauses that do the following: 
1) express a wish; 
2) begin with if and express a condition that does not exist (is contrary to fact);
 3) begin with as if and as though when such clauses describe a speculation or condition contrary to fact or pretention; 
4) begin with that and express a demand, requirement, request, or suggestion, proposal.

examples :
 · She wishes her boyfriend were here. 
· If Juan were more aggressive, he'd be a better hockey player. 
· We would have passed if we had studied harder. 
· He acted as if he were guilty. 
· I requested that he be present at the hearing.

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Question: if i want to re-write first sentence " She wishes her boyfriend were here "

Could it be re-written as :

She wishes that her boyfriend were here or

She wishes that her boyfriend be here .

Are both of them are correct ?

KapTeacherEli · Answer

Hi GMATmadeeasy,

'Wishes that her boyfriend be here' is not correct. The 'that...be' (or more generally, 'that...infinitive') construction is only used with words indicating a request, suggestion, or demand. So you could say that she suggests that her boyfriend be here, or that she demands that her boyfriend be here, but you cannot use 'wish' in that setup.

nehguup · Answer

She wishes that her boyfriend were here ?? Is this correct ?

As sunjunctive mood can also be applied when the thing didnt happen such as :

If I were rich....<he is actually not rich>

Please explain????

KapTeacherEli · Answer

There are three ways to use the subjunctive.

First is with 'wish'; off the top of my head, 'wish' is the only word that uses this form. 
 I wish  that  he  were  here.  
 I wish  that  I  had  a million dollars 
Use wish, that, and the past tense of the verb; if using 'to be' as the verb, always use were, regardless of the plurality of the object. This expresses contrary-to-fact desires

Second is the conditional.
 If he  were  here, I  would  be happy.
If I  had  a million dollars,  I'd  buy you a fur coat. 
It uses if, were (or rarely another past-tense verb), and would, to express a condition and a consequence that are both contrary to fact.

Third is demands, requests, and suggestions.
 I recommend  that  you  work  hard every day to prepare for the GMAT.
I suggest  that  you  avoid  real fur coats. They're cruel. 
They use a word indicating an imperative to act in a contrary-to-fact manner, the word 'that', and the bare infinitive of the verb.

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