In addition, the books divide subjunctive into two kinds, they are:
1. Present Subjunctive
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It expresses a wish or condition which is opposite with present fact.
For example:
He wishes he were the President Fact: He is not the President
He acts proudly as if he knew the answers Fact: He doesn’t know the answer
2. Past Subjunctive
It expresses a wish or condition which is opposite with past fact.
For example:
I would rather you had told me the news. Fact: You did not tell me the news
She stared at me as though she had not known me. Fact: She knew me
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Ibid. p. 6.
According to
www.telus.netlinguisticsissuessubjunctive that
subjunctive is divided into eight kinds.
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1. That-clause
It is often used with a that-clause, especially in American English, to formally express the idea that something is important or essential.
• I demand that he leave at once.
2. Verbs used with the Subjunctive
Other verbs that are commonly used with the subjunctive are: advise, ask, beg, decide, decree, desire, dictate, insist, intend, move, order, petition,
propose, recommend, request, require, resolve, suggest, urge, and vote.
• Tom suggested that his friends stay over for the night. • Sam proposed that Tom telephone his accountant.
• She recommended that he go and see a doctor. • The manager requested that everyone put their requests in writing.
• He insisted that she stay until the end of the week. • The Queen commands that he attend the ceremony.
• He urged that a business manager be hired to help things run more
smoothly. • I simply requested, politely, that she refrain from smoking in my
house. • Sam recommended that you join the committee.
• The professor asked that Tim submit his research paper before the end of the week.
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http:www.telus.netlinguisticsissuessubjunctive. Accessed on May, 20,2008. p.1.
3. The verb ‘be’
‘Be’ has special subjunctive forms: I be, you be, she be, they be, etc.
• It is vital that you be truthful about what happened. • He suggested that she be more vocal in the next meeting.
• She urged that the matter be resolved in a family court. • Hadrian decreed that a new temple be built in the honor of Jupiter.
4. Adjectives used with the Subjunctive
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