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- English_subjunctive abstract "The English subjunctive is used to form sentences that do not describe known objective facts. These include statements about one's state of mind, such as opinion, belief, purpose, intention, or desire. The subjunctive mood is also used for statements that are contrary to fact, such as If I were a giraffe, ... (subjunctive), as distinguished from I was a child. Subjunctive statements often occur in dependent clauses, such as the subjunctive example in the preceding sentence. It contrasts with the indicative mood, which is used for statements of fact, such as He speaks English.In Modern English, the subjunctive form of a verb often looks identical to the indicative form, and thus subjunctives are not a very visible grammatical feature of English. For most verbs, the only distinct subjunctive form is found in the third person singular of the present tense, where the subjunctive lacks the -s ending: It is necessary that he see a doctor (contrasted with the indicative he sees). However, the verb be has not only a distinct present subjunctive (be, as in I suggest that he be removed) but also a past subjunctive were (as in If he were rich, ...).These two tenses of the subjunctive have no particular connection in meaning with present and past time. Terminology varies; sometimes what is called the present subjunctive here is referred to simply as the subjunctive, and the form were may be treated just as an alternative irrealis form of was rather than a past subjunctive.Another case where present subjunctive forms are distinguished from indicatives is when they are negated: compare I recommend they not enter the competition (subjunctive) with I hope they do not enter the competition (indicative).".
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Copula_(linguistics).
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Epistle_to_the_Romans.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Fact.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink George_Oliver_Curme.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Hamlet.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Hamlet_(play).
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Home!_Sweet_Home!.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Imperative_mood.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Infinitive.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Inversion_(linguistics).
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Iris_Murdoch.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Irrealis.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Jack_and_the_Beanstalk.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Jussive.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink King_James_Bible.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink King_James_Version.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Marriage_vows.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Middle_English.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Modern_English.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Mood_(grammar).
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Negation.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Night_of_the_Living_Dead.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Old_English.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Pluperfect.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Realis_mood.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Subject_(grammar).
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Subjunctive_in_Dutch.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Suppletion.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink The_Good_Apprentice.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink The_Last_Man.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink The_powers_that_be_(phrase).
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink Thou.
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLink To-infinitive.
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- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "English subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "English subjunctive#Future subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "English".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "historical subjunctive verb form".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "past subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "pluperfect subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "present subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "subjunctive form".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "subjunctive mood".
- English_subjunctive wikiPageWikiLinkText "subjunctive".
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- English_subjunctive subject Category:English_grammar.
- English_subjunctive subject Category:Grammatical_moods.
- English_subjunctive comment "The English subjunctive is used to form sentences that do not describe known objective facts. These include statements about one's state of mind, such as opinion, belief, purpose, intention, or desire. The subjunctive mood is also used for statements that are contrary to fact, such as If I were a giraffe, ... (subjunctive), as distinguished from I was a child. Subjunctive statements often occur in dependent clauses, such as the subjunctive example in the preceding sentence.".
- English_subjunctive label "English subjunctive".
- English_subjunctive sameAs m.0bh8kvk.
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