Indicative to Subjunctive conversion
Hello,
If I were to put these sentences into the contrary-to-fact subjunctive mood, would I write them like this:
She is looking at me in a strange, mean way, as if I am a bug.
Subjunctive: She is looking at me in a strange, mean way, as if I were a bug.
He walks to her, as if she is a cornered creature.
Subjunctive: He walks to her, as if she were a cornered creature.
He brushes the dust off his shoulders, as if it is a cloud of buzzing flies.
Subjunctive: He brushes the dust off his shoulders, as if it were a cloud of buzzing flies.
Please tell me if I'm correct. I want to correctly apply the Subjunctive mood.
Top answer
Those are correct. Note that you don't have to use the subjunctive after "as if". Almost any tense can occur after "as if".
- Those are correct.
- Note that you don't have to use the subjunctive after "as if".
- Almost any tense can occur after "as if".
- CJ
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Those are correct.
Note that you don't have to use the subjunctive after "as if". Almost any tense can occur after "as if".
CJ
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