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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
suggest
In American English,
? 'They suggested that he should rent a car' is in the subjunctive mood.
? 'They suggested that he rented a car' is in the indicative mood.
Am I Right?
What I want to ask is the meaning of the verb 'suggested' is variable as per in the subjunctive mood or in the indicative mood. I thought that in the subjunctive mood, the verb suggest means 'put forward for consideration' and in the indicative mood, 'state or express'. Am I wrong? Thank you for reading.
? 'They suggested that he should rent a car' is in the subjunctive mood.
? 'They suggested that he rented a car' is in the indicative mood.
Am I Right?
What I want to ask is the meaning of the verb 'suggested' is variable as per in the subjunctive mood or in the indicative mood. I thought that in the subjunctive mood, the verb suggest means 'put forward for consideration' and in the indicative mood, 'state or express'. Am I wrong? Thank you for reading.
Top answer
Anonymous ? 'They suggested that he should rent a car' is in the subjunctive mood. No; it is in the 'should' alternative to subjunctive; it is popular in BrE.
- Anonymous ?
- 'They suggested that he should rent a car' is in the subjunctive mood.
- No; it is in the 'should' alternative to subjunctive; it is popular in BrE.
- Anonymous ?
- 'They suggested that he rented a car' is in the indicative mood.
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Anonymous? 'They suggested that he should rent a car' is in the subjunctive mood.No; it is in the 'should' alternative to subjunctive; it is popular in BrE.
Anonymous? 'They suggested that he rented a car' is in the indicative mood.No, it is simply wrong grammar. The subjunctive (more popular in AmE) is:
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Anonymous'They suggested that he rented a car'This is acceptable in BrE.
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This i why I put forward 'In American English"
In American English, They suggested that he rented a car is in the indicative mood.
My point is that (should) 'rent' is in the subjunctive mood and 'rented' is in the indicative mood, in American English.
Of course, In English English, 'rented' is also in the subjunctive mood.
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In American English, They suggested that he rented a car is in the indicative mood.
My point is that (should) 'rent' is in the subjunctive mood and 'rented' is in the indicative mood, in American English.
Of course, In English English, 'rented' is also in the subjunctive mood.
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AnonymousI asked this to you yesterdayThen why did you not continue with these questions in that other thread?
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First of all, may my poor english be understanded by you! Yeterday, owing to your(a British speaker) answer, I'm sure of it that 'rented' is really used as the subjunctive mood in English English. Today, plus, I have A question of whether the meaning of 'suggest' is dependent on whether it's used as the subjunctive mood or as the indicative mood. Thank you for reading. I have been loving English E
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As the verb BE is the only verb in English that has a distinct past simple subjunctive form, there seems little point in worrying about whether a past simple form is indicative or subjunctive.
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AnonymousIn American English, They suggested that he rented a car is in the indicative mood.That's how I would interpret it. (AmE)
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