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04 Jan 2010, 06:14
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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 ?
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.
Coutsey : One universtiy site
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 ?
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04 Jan 2010, 20:58
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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.
'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.
06 Jan 2010, 06:40
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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????
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????
