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TeacherJapan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive mood or No subjunctive mood?
When you get lost in a place where you don't know your way around,
you may feel as if you ( ) in another world.
1) have lost
2) had lost
Which form would you choose? The grammar rule book usually says that I should go for the 2) version. However, in daily English, people seem to use both without thinking much about the written rules. So I always wonder how to teach this concept to students.
you may feel as if you ( ) in another world.
1) have lost
2) had lost
Which form would you choose? The grammar rule book usually says that I should go for the 2) version. However, in daily English, people seem to use both without thinking much about the written rules. So I always wonder how to teach this concept to students.
Top answer
Neither is correct. You need either 'have had lost your way' or 'were/are lost'. All are acceptable.
- Neither is correct.
- You need either 'have had lost your way' or 'were/are lost'.
- All are acceptable.
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Neither is correct. You need either 'have had lost your way' or 'were/are lost'. All are acceptable.
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I see. Thank you very much. Could I just write this sentence even without using the "as if" format, as in,
You may feel you have wandered into another world?
You may feel you have wandered into another world?
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