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Swiss Jake Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

subjunctive, this sentence

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00I have read that "to suggest" triggers the subjunctive. Therefore the base from must be used. How is it in this sentence, I found on the internet.02br
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01font00"Donut" is informal and is quite commonly used in BE to suggest that the bun is01b00/be02b00 of a typical American character.02font02br
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00Thanks for every help.02br
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00Jake0-
  

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02br 02br 001) As a synonym to "propose" or "advise". 02br 02br 002) As synonyms to "indicate" and "hint". 02br 00 (EX) He suggested that he knew our secret relationship.

— Paco2004

  • 02br 02br 001) As a synonym to "propose" or "advise".
  • 02br 02br 002) As synonyms to "indicate" and "hint".
  • 02br 00 (EX) He suggested that he knew our secret relationship.
  • 02br 02br 00paco0-
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0"Suggest" has two usages.02br
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001) As a synonym to "propose" or "advise". In this case, the subject is commonly persons, and when a that-clause is used as the object, the clausal sentence is expressed in present subjunctive (AmE) or with use of "should" (BrE).02br
00 (EX) They suggested that the US (should) stop the war in Iraq.02br
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0 Yes, as Paco says, "suggest" has different meanings.02br
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01i00"Donut " is informal ... used in British English to suggest that ...,02i02br
00 the meaning is 'give an indication', not 'make a proposal'.02br
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00 You aren't saying in this sentence that anybody wants the bun to have
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0Hi Paco, Jim.02br
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00Thanks a lot for answering me, it understand that now. Thanks.02br
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00@ Jim. I have been reading the posts about the subjunctive.02br
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00You wrote: 02br
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01font00Did you really intend to include the verbs "wish", "order", and "urge"? They are the only on
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0 Jake,02br
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00 Some of these (toward the end of what you quote) had to do with translations to and from Spanish. I'm going to ignore that part.02br
00 As far as English is concerned, I believe there are sites where you can find lists of verbs that take the subjunctive. Many of them also take other constructions as well.02br
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0CJ, 02br
00thanks for answering.02br
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01font00I wish that he go, 00is00 wrong? The correct form is:00 I wish that he would go. 00? 02br
00I demand that he go. 02font00correct that w
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0 Jake,02br
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00 I don't think that "right" and "wrong" are exactly what we're dealing with here. If I say one of these is wrong, there is sure to be another forum member who will say it's right. Many of these are borderline cases. But I'll let you know, below, the cases that are definitely correct.02br
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0 Jake,02br
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00 Many speakers have dropped the distinction between "was" and "were" in IF-clauses. They don't use "were" after 01i00I, he, she02i00, etc. Others still use "were" in contrary-to-fact IF-clauses. The writers of grammar books recommend the use of "were" in those cases, if that makes a difference to you. In your place, I would ce
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0CJ,02br
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01b00[Y] 02b00Perfect replies!!! It greatly helped me to understand it.02br
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00Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!!! 02br
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00Kindest regards, Jake0-
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