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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
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Could you tell me what you think of all this?
Necessary is a word used with the subjunctive?
I couldn't find it in the dictionary.
Which is better? Which is correct?
It is necessary that he do that.
It is necessary that he be there on time.
It is necessary that he does that.
It is necessary that he is there on time.
It is necessary that he gets there on time.
It is necessary for him to do that.
It is necessary for him to be there on time.
Can you tell me if I should use the subjunctive?
It is important that she do/does as she is told.
It is important that she talk/talks to her mother tonight.
It is important that she have /has dinner with you tonight.
One of the term of my rehiring was that the firm pay /pays for...
Thanks
Necessary is a word used with the subjunctive?
I couldn't find it in the dictionary.
Which is better? Which is correct?
It is necessary that he do that.
It is necessary that he be there on time.
It is necessary that he does that.
It is necessary that he is there on time.
It is necessary that he gets there on time.
It is necessary for him to do that.
It is necessary for him to be there on time.
Can you tell me if I should use the subjunctive?
It is important that she do/does as she is told.
It is important that she talk/talks to her mother tonight.
It is important that she have /has dinner with you tonight.
One of the term of my rehiring was that the firm pay /pays for...
Thanks
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Subjunctive is a messy topic for many ESL learners. For your questions, the "s" of the third person is not used in the subjunctive construction. If the third person "s" is used, it then becomes indicative.
- Subjunctive is a messy topic for many ESL learners.
- For your questions, the "s" of the third person is not used in the subjunctive construction.
- If the third person "s" is used, it then becomes indicative.
- Therefore the user has to understand what he wants.
- My understanding is that when adjectives.
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Subjunctive is a messy topic for many ESL learners. For your questions, the "s" of the third person is not used in the subjunctive construction. If the third person "s" is used, it then becomes indicative. Therefore the user has to understand what he wants.
My understanding is that when adjectives. (i.e. crucial, important, imperative, and mandatory etc) as listed are used in
My understanding is that when adjectives. (i.e. crucial, important, imperative, and mandatory etc) as listed are used in
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