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Sleepless Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive: use of subjunctive
Dear All,
My language-correct-programme in Microsoft Word doesn´t agree with my sentence, which I thought was terrific with its use of the subjunctive
"The protesters also demanded in their dialogue with the authorities that the protests not be considered as anti-government activity, and that the protesters not be arrested."
It is the latter clause that is deemed incorrect;'that the protesters not be arrested'.
Could you explain why it is wrong? How could I express it better?
Thanking you in advance.
My language-correct-programme in Microsoft Word doesn´t agree with my sentence, which I thought was terrific with its use of the subjunctive
"The protesters also demanded in their dialogue with the authorities that the protests not be considered as anti-government activity, and that the protesters not be arrested."
It is the latter clause that is deemed incorrect;'that the protesters not be arrested'.
Could you explain why it is wrong? How could I express it better?
Thanking you in advance.
Top answer
Try changing "that the protests" to "that their protests" and see if the green lines go away.
- Try changing "that the protests" to "that their protests" and see if the green lines go away.
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Try changing "that the protests" to "that their protests" and see if the green lines go away.
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sleeplessMy language-correct-programme in Microsoft WordThis is the problem. You can't trust these simplistic programs to understand enough to be able to handle the subjunctive.
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Thank you so much!
I have another question on the subjunctive. In some languages like Spanish, you might not use the subjunctive when you negate, as in "I don´t think", for example.
I know that the verb "require" necessitates the subjunctive in English, but how about if you are saying/writing
"This does not require that these are/be explicitly stated in each and every si
I have another question on the subjunctive. In some languages like Spanish, you might not use the subjunctive when you negate, as in "I don´t think", for example.
I know that the verb "require" necessitates the subjunctive in English, but how about if you are saying/writing
"This does not require that these are/be explicitly stated in each and every si
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sleeplessIn some languages like SpanishThe use of the subjunctive in Spanish is not a reliable guide to the use of the subjunctive in English. There is some overlap, but not enough to use your knowledge of Spanish in making these choices in English. Verbs in English that take the subjunctive take the subjunctive even when negated. This does not require
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True - I think i got confused witht the translation of pensar & creer, think & believe.
But because I am quite new to this forum, I'm not sure it is allowed to pose several follow-up questions? I keep coming across sentences where I am not sure of the use of the subjunctive vs indicative. For instance, the following:
"While X.X is correct to argue that the continuation of EU enla
But because I am quite new to this forum, I'm not sure it is allowed to pose several follow-up questions? I keep coming across sentences where I am not sure of the use of the subjunctive vs indicative. For instance, the following:
"While X.X is correct to argue that the continuation of EU enla
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The verb need can be used as a normal verb (needs to be ...) or as a modal verb (need be ...). In both cases the verb that follows is an infinitive, with or without to - not a subjunctive form. The modal usage is generally restricted to non-assertive situations such as negation, which you have here (does not thereby ...).
Both versions are corre
Both versions are corre
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