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Sausages Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Another subjunctive
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00 First time poster here. Be gentle. 02 br
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00 I was looking to get an answer to whether the following sentence invokes the subjunctive mood or not: 02 br
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01 i 00 "There's a chance that I might go back to where I 01 b 00 was/were 02 b 00 before" 02 br
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02 i 00 To me, the use of a 'possible future' should make the verb subjunctive, but somehow the sentence just sounds off in my ears; I can't explain it. Anyway, any input is much appreciated. Thanks. 05 0 010id 1
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00 First time poster here. Be gentle. 02 br
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00 I was looking to get an answer to whether the following sentence invokes the subjunctive mood or not: 02 br
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01 i 00 "There's a chance that I might go back to where I 01 b 00 was/were 02 b 00 before" 02 br
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02 i 00 To me, the use of a 'possible future' should make the verb subjunctive, but somehow the sentence just sounds off in my ears; I can't explain it. Anyway, any input is much appreciated. Thanks. 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
0 Welcome to EF, Sausages. In my native language, which is in no way related to English, the verb forms required in sentences like yours are so completely different that nobody could make a mistake with them. You actually 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 somewhere before.
- 0 Welcome to EF, Sausages.
- In my native language, which is in no way related to English, the verb forms required in sentences like yours are so completely different that nobody could make a mistake with them.
- You actually 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 somewhere before.
- It's a fact.
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0 Welcome to EF, Sausages. In my native language, which is in no way related to English, the verb forms required in sentences like yours are so completely different that nobody could make a mistake with them. You actually 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 somewhere before. It's a fact. That's why you need the indicative mood: 01 i 00 There's a chance that I might go back to where I
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1 i 00 I 01 b 00 might go 02 b 00 : this is 02 i 01 b 00 subjunctive mood 02 b 00 (not plain subjunctive), you have a 01 b 00 doubt 02 b 00 there 02 br
01 i 00 I 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 before 02 i 00 : 01 b 00 no doubts 02 b 00 , 01 b 00 no imagination 02 b 00 , 01
01 i 00 I 01 b 00 was 02 b 00 before 02 i 00 : 01 b 00 no doubts 02 b 00 , 01 b 00 no imagination 02 b 00 , 01
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0 Thanks for the quick answers. 02 br
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00 I guess sometimes you just have to rely on your ear. See, the reason I posted this in the first place was that I heard this sentence sung in a new song by Danish band Veto. Being perhaps too reliant on authority (in this case whoever proofread their lyrics, or the band themselves), I must have hypercorrected myself into believing the
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00 I guess sometimes you just have to rely on your ear. See, the reason I posted this in the first place was that I heard this sentence sung in a new song by Danish band Veto. Being perhaps too reliant on authority (in this case whoever proofread their lyrics, or the band themselves), I must have hypercorrected myself into believing the
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