Manage that + subjunctive?
“You made some small job in my lady's room—you and your confederate Cusack—and you managed that he should be the man sent for. Then, when he had left, you rifled the jewel-case, raised the alarm, and had this unfortunate man arrested. You then—”
THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Context: Holmes has caught a thief called Ryder who stole the blue carbuncle and now Holmes is talking to him.
Hi. Can we remove the word “should” to form the subjunctive “be” in the underlined sentence without changing its meaning?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo Hi. Can we remove the word “should” to form the subjunctive “be” in the underlined sentence without changing its meaning? Yes, but bear in mind that either form is outdated English, at least in the USA.
- zuotengdazuo Hi.
- Can we remove the word “should” to form the subjunctive “be” in the underlined sentence without changing its meaning?
- Yes, but bear in mind that either form is outdated English, at least in the USA.
- Doyle wrote this in 1892.
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zuotengdazuoHi. Can we remove the word “should” to form the subjunctive “be” in the underlined sentence without changing its meaning?
Yes, but bear in mind that either form is outdated English, at least in the USA. Doyle wrote this in 1892.
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