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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive or indicative?
If they're Irish, I'm the Pope.
[implication: since I'm obviously not the Pope, they're certainly not Irish.]
This example is from A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. It is a rhetorical conditional.
However, don't you think we'd better use subjuncitve forms in these sentences:
If they were Irish, I would be the Pope.
[implication: since I'm obviously not the Pope, they're certainly not Irish.]
This example is from A COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. It is a rhetorical conditional.
However, don't you think we'd better use subjuncitve forms in these sentences:
If they were Irish, I would be the Pope.
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Anonymous However, don't you think we'd better use subjuncitve forms in these sentences:If they were Irish, I would be the Pope No.
- Anonymous However, don't you think we'd better use subjuncitve forms in these sentences:If they were Irish, I would be the Pope No.
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AnonymousHowever, don't you think we'd better use subjuncitve forms in these sentences:If they were Irish, I would be the PopeNo.
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These are emphatic statements. The mood is definitely indicative.
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