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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

She be allowed

Uzma petitioned the Islamabad high court on May 12, asking she be allowed to return home urgently as her daughter from her first marriage in India suffered from thalassemia - a blood disorder.

http://m.timesofindia.com/india/indian-national-uzma-forced-to-marry-pakistani-man-returns-to-india/articleshow/58836274.cms

What is the grammatical form and function of "she be allowed"? Is it a subjunctive? How do we know if it's a subjunctive and when do we use it?

  

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Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "she be allowed"? Is it a subjunctive? Jigneshbharati How do we know if it's a subjunctive Yes.

  • Jigneshbharati What is the grammatical form and function of "she be allowed"?
  • Is it a subjunctive?
  • Jigneshbharati How do we know if it's a subjunctive Yes.
  • By its form: 'she be'.
  • Jigneshbharati when do we use it?
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JigneshbharatiWhat is the grammatical form and function of "she be allowed"? Is it a subjunctive?
JigneshbharatiHow do we know if it's a subjunctive

Yes. By its form: 'she be'.

Jigneshbharati when do we use it?

In formal contexts after certain verbs like ask, request, demand

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