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Dave_amateur Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
submit or submits?
i came across this sentence when i read the newspaper.
it says.
In resisting calls that he submit to the will of the elites by folding his government supported by humbler folk,
he is showing courage in defending a key pillar.
my question here is why should it be submit instead of submits?
it is a must to use the plural form of submit whenever the intending meaning to yield oneself to the power
or authority of another is in context?
Also, when do we use submits in context? please illustrate with some examples too. thanks =]
appreciate the help. =]
it says.
In resisting calls that he submit to the will of the elites by folding his government supported by humbler folk,
he is showing courage in defending a key pillar.
my question here is why should it be submit instead of submits?
it is a must to use the plural form of submit whenever the intending meaning to yield oneself to the power
or authority of another is in context?
Also, when do we use submits in context? please illustrate with some examples too. thanks =]
appreciate the help. =]
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dave_amateur In resisting calls that he submit to the will of the elites by folding his government supported by humbler folk, he is showing courage in defending a key pillar. my question here is why should it be submit instead of submits? Submit is a present subjunctive in the above sentence.
- dave_amateur In resisting calls that he submit to the will of the elites by folding his government supported by humbler folk, he is showing courage in defending a key pillar.
- my question here is why should it be submit instead of submits?
- Submit is a present subjunctive in the above sentence.
- As there are so few inflections in English, the present subjunctive is identical in form with the present infinitive!
- " Another example: I demand that he show his passport.
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dave_amateurIn resisting calls that he submit to the will of the elites by folding his government supported by humbler folk,Submitis a present subjunctive in the above sentence. As there are so few
he is showing courage in defending a key pillar.
my question here is why should it be submit instead of submits?
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Hi (Cool Breeze) thanks for the timely reply.
what is the definition of subjunctive? saw it quite often but got no clue to the exact meaning of it.
in your example, I demand that he show his passport.
should i use show or shows when both deem fit to be correct? so if i use either of it, i am correct?
what is the definition of subjunctive? saw it quite often but got no clue to the exact meaning of it.
in your example, I demand that he show his passport.
should i use show or shows when both deem fit to be correct? so if i use either of it, i am correct?
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dave_amateurin your example, I demand that he show his passport.
should i use show or shows when both deem fit to be correct? so if i use either of it, i am correct?
and with reference from your example, would it be correct to use submits in my example too?
there are so many rules and
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