Subjunctive mood
The hardest part was still to come though. Every year the number of climbers killed on Everest increases, with most deaths occurring on the descent. It is hardly surprising then, that Bear should feel a great sense of relief when he eventually got back to base camp.
Is it a subjunctive mood? Can "should feel" be replaced by "feels"?
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Anonymous Is it a subjunctive mood? I would not call it that. , a variant of the subjunctive that uses "evaluative should ".
- Anonymous Is it a subjunctive mood?
- I would not call it that.
- , a variant of the subjunctive that uses "evaluative should ".
- Anonymous Can "should feel" be replaced by "feels"?
- If you replace it, "felt" would make more sense.
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AnonymousIs it a subjunctive mood?
I would not call it that. It's a periphrastic subjunctive, i.e., a variant of the subjunctive that uses "evaluative should".
AnonymousCan "should feel" be replaced by "feels"?
If you replace it, "felt" would make more sense.
CJ
0Do you find "should feel" here grammatical? One friend of mine believes it should be either "felt" or "should have felt".
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