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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

subjective mood

in subjective mood, simple present clause, which is correct?

1 Your parents would urge you to do that due to every acquaintance asks them about your life.

2 Your parents would urge you to do that due to every acquaintance asked them about your life.
  

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Do you mean subjunctive mood? Neither of your sentences are grammatical.

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  • Do you mean subjunctive mood?
  • Neither of your sentences are grammatical.
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Do you mean subjunctive mood?

Neither of your sentences are grammatical.
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yes subjunctive mood. I am editing the example.

1 If I were your parents, I would feel embarrassing. Everyone would talk about us with gossip.
2 If I were your parents, I will feel embarrassing. Everyone will talk about us with gossip.

I mean when I start a subjunctive mood topic, all sentences should be in subjunctive mood? or just if.....
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One common use of the subjunctive mood is in the if-clause of conditionals.

If I were rich, I would retire today. (I am not rich.)
If I were you, I would not do that. (I am not you.)
If I were your mother, I would ... (I am not your mother.)

There are other cases where you see the subjunctive mood. Here are some good tutorials:

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If I were your parents, I would feel embarrassed. Everyone would talk/gossip about us.


Only the underlined verb is in the subjunctive mood.
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