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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Another try on subjunctive
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00 I was reading 01 i 00 Painless Grammar 02 i 00 by Rebecca Elliot, Ph.D. and its section named/titled "The Subjuctive Mood," she said that a trick for telling whether to use the subjunctive mood is this: 02 br
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00 If the sentence is a 01 i 00 what if 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 if only 02 i 00 sentence, use the subjunctive. 02 br
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00 Then she gave these two among others to illustrate her points: 02 br
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01 font 00 IF ONLY: 02 font 02 br
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00 If 01 u 00 I 02 u 00 01 u 00 were 02 u 00 an eagle, I would soar high above mountains and deep into canyons. I've wished many times that 01 u 00 I 02 u 00 01 u 00 were 02 u 00 an eagle. 02 br
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01 font 00 MORE REALITY: 02 font 02 br
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00 If 01 u 00 it 02 u 00 01 u 00 was 02 u 00 snowing yesterday in the Northeast as much as the weather forecaster had predicted, I bet the kids there don't have school today. (This is s statement of fact, not what if.) 02 br
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00 As to the second example sentence, can it be also categorized as an if only sentence? I find her 'trick' explanation part baffling. Can you help? 02 br
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00 I was reading 01 i 00 Painless Grammar 02 i 00 by Rebecca Elliot, Ph.D. and its section named/titled "The Subjuctive Mood," she said that a trick for telling whether to use the subjunctive mood is this: 02 br
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00 If the sentence is a 01 i 00 what if 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 if only 02 i 00 sentence, use the subjunctive. 02 br
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00 Then she gave these two among others to illustrate her points: 02 br
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01 font 00 IF ONLY: 02 font 02 br
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00 If 01 u 00 I 02 u 00 01 u 00 were 02 u 00 an eagle, I would soar high above mountains and deep into canyons. I've wished many times that 01 u 00 I 02 u 00 01 u 00 were 02 u 00 an eagle. 02 br
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01 font 00 MORE REALITY: 02 font 02 br
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00 If 01 u 00 it 02 u 00 01 u 00 was 02 u 00 snowing yesterday in the Northeast as much as the weather forecaster had predicted, I bet the kids there don't have school today. (This is s statement of fact, not what if.) 02 br
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00 As to the second example sentence, can it be also categorized as an if only sentence? I find her 'trick' explanation part baffling. Can you help? 02 br
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" 02 br 00 In the second sentence, we 01 u 00 expect 02 u 00 that the Northeast 01 u 00 in fact 02 u 00 received a lot of snow (based on the weather forecast), and if the weather forecast was correct, then the speaker has every reason to believe that the schools are closed today (because that is what typically happens after a heavy snowfall). 0-
- " 02 br 00 In the second sentence, we 01 u 00 expect 02 u 00 that the Northeast 01 u 00 in fact 02 u 00 received a lot of snow (based on the weather forecast), and if the weather forecast was correct, then the speaker has every reason to believe that the schools are closed today (because that is what typically happens after a heavy snowfall).
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0 Hi Believer 02 br
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00 No, the second sentence means " 01 u 00 If it is true that 02 u 00 it snowed/was snowing as much as had been predicted..." 02 br
00 In the second sentence, we 01 u 00 expect 02 u 00 that the Northeast 01 u 00 in fact 02 u 00 received a lot of snow (based on the weather forecast), and if the we
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00 No, the second sentence means " 01 u 00 If it is true that 02 u 00 it snowed/was snowing as much as had been predicted..." 02 br
00 In the second sentence, we 01 u 00 expect 02 u 00 that the Northeast 01 u 00 in fact 02 u 00 received a lot of snow (based on the weather forecast), and if the we
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