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KhoshtipMan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Subjunctive Mood

This sentence is simple and many use it this way and so do I.

I hope you are fine. 

Although the verb hope is not clearly listed as part of subjunctive mood verbs, it appears it is not far from mind when thinking about those verbs. 

The sentence's first interpretation:
I hope [that,] you are fine.
There are two clauses with two subjects and verbs above. So it seems to lack nothing (in this case) and reasonably acceptable as a correct sentence.

The sentence's second interpretation:
Just as the sentence "It is essential he be allowed" which is subjunctive, imagining the verb help to be in this mood too, we might have been able to say: I hope you be fine. 

Any ideas?
(There maybe no facts; only interpretations!)
  

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KhoshtipMan Although the verb hope is not clearly listed as part of subjunctive mood verbs, it appears it is not far from mind when thinking about those verbs. I don't sense that at all. Could you explain why?

— Mister Micawber

  • KhoshtipMan Although the verb hope is not clearly listed as part of subjunctive mood verbs, it appears it is not far from mind when thinking about those verbs.
  • I don't sense that at all.
  • Could you explain why?
  • There are two clauses with two subjects and verbs above.
  • So it seems to lack nothing (in this case) and reasonably acceptable as a correct sentence.
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KhoshtipManAlthough the verb hope is not clearly listed as part of subjunctive mood verbs, it appears it is not far from mind when thinking about those verbs.
I don't sense that at all. Could you explain why?
KhoshtipManThe sentence's first interpretation:I hope [that,] you are fine.There are two clauses with two subjects and verbs ab
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First off, congratulations!Emotion: cake
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KhoshtipManI hope [that,] you are fine.
Why have you put a comma after the subordinator "that"?
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KhoshtipManSubjunctive Mood
In many languages 'hope' is associated with the subjunctive mood, but English is not one of them. In English we only have (more or less) "hope ... is/are", "hope ... will", "hoped ... was/were ...", and "hoped ... would".
"hope ... be" is without question wrong in English, no matter how much anyone thinks it might be a good ide
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KhoshtipMana list to say what verb belongs to subjunctive mood
You might find a list online. Try Google. I don't think it's a very long list, however. Just these come to mind: insist, demand, recommend, suggest, prefer
CJ
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KhoshtipManI hope you be fine.
It's a strange and twisted construction of the simple statement You should be fine. The usage of modal "should be" implies the hope.
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Thank you all very much for your answers.
But my last question is, how did you find hope is not a verb of subjunctive mood? Was it why because you are native speakers and know the meaning nature of words and can conclude some verb is or is not in that mood?
I think you didn't use a list.
If so, how would a non-native speaker be able to determine whether some verb is part of them or no
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KhoshtipManhow would a non-native speaker be able to determine whether some verb is part of them or not
By using digital search engines, consulting dictionaries and grammar handbooks. There is no magic wand which is going to enlighten you absolutely about all possible verbs used in the subjunctive mood.
See
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Yeah, that can be helpful. I'd seen that page before but thank you. I appreciate your time for helping.
Non-native speakers of English, like Kurdish people may have this issue.
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