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Cup cake Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Subjunctive?

Hi there,

I have to say, I've never been asked to teach the subjunctive case so this topic is one I definitely need to study.

However, I created the following sentence:

'If I was to see her, I'd run a mile!'

I know that if I said this:

'If I were to see her, I'd run a mile'

this would be a conditional clause.

I'm wondering how you'd describe the first statement, 'If I was to see her, I'd run a mile.'

English really is a bottomless pit, for sure!

Thanks,
Cup Cake.
  

Top answer

' It is a trend by the less educated, depriving us of the subjunctive by using a more common, indicative form. Cup cake English really is a bottomless pit, for sure! Yep!

— Mister Micawber

  • ' It is a trend by the less educated, depriving us of the subjunctive by using a more common, indicative form.
  • Cup cake English really is a bottomless pit, for sure!
  • Yep!
  • Just hold your nose and jump in.
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Cup cakeI'm wondering how you'd describe the first statement, 'If I was to see her, I'd run a mile.'
It is a trend by the less educated, depriving us of the subjunctive by using a more common, indicative form.
Cup cakeEnglish really is a bottomless pit, for sure!
Yep! Just hold your nose and jump in.
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Thanks Mr. M.

Glad to know I'm not really losing it. Emotion: tongue tied

Sometimes I wonder - who is teaching who? Lol.
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