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Rotter Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
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The medical report sent to the judge - drawn up at the request of Mr Chirac's family - spelled out his condition and recommended he be excused from attending the trial because he is not able reliably to answer questions about the past.
Our correspondent says there are a few sceptics who say the medical arguments are being exaggerated by a Chirac family furious about the humiliation of a trial.
Mr Chirac is the first French former head of state to face criminal charges since Marshal Philippe Petain - leader of the collaborationist wartime regime - was convicted of treason after World War II.
It is an historic day, our correspondent says, but not as significant as it would have been if the man they have dubbed 'the untouchable' had finally appeared in the dock.
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The words ' recommended he be excused from attending the trial' is subjunctive.
Why not the indicative form ' recommended he should be excused from attending the trial'?
There should be a reason to write subjunctive. I don't know the reason.
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He is called 'the untouchable'.
However, he finally appeared in the dock.
In the last sentence you will read the words 'it would have been'.
This means some past action which failed to materialize.
How do you explain the last sentence of the above? I have difficulty in understanding it.
Our correspondent says there are a few sceptics who say the medical arguments are being exaggerated by a Chirac family furious about the humiliation of a trial.
Mr Chirac is the first French former head of state to face criminal charges since Marshal Philippe Petain - leader of the collaborationist wartime regime - was convicted of treason after World War II.
It is an historic day, our correspondent says, but not as significant as it would have been if the man they have dubbed 'the untouchable' had finally appeared in the dock.
…...........................................................................................................................................
The words ' recommended he be excused from attending the trial' is subjunctive.
Why not the indicative form ' recommended he should be excused from attending the trial'?
There should be a reason to write subjunctive. I don't know the reason.
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He is called 'the untouchable'.
However, he finally appeared in the dock.
In the last sentence you will read the words 'it would have been'.
This means some past action which failed to materialize.
How do you explain the last sentence of the above? I have difficulty in understanding it.
Top answer
There should be a reason to write subjunctive. I don't know the reason It strikes me that either version is acceptable. It's the author's choice.
- There should be a reason to write subjunctive.
- I don't know the reason It strikes me that either version is acceptable.
- It's the author's choice.
- In the last sentence you will read the words 'it would have been'.
- This means some past action which failed to materialize.
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There should be a reason to write subjunctive. I don't know the reason
It strikes me that either version is acceptable. It's the author's choice.
In the last sentence you will read the words 'it would have been'.
This means some past action which failed to materialize.
How do you expl
It strikes me that either version is acceptable. It's the author's choice.
In the last sentence you will read the words 'it would have been'.
This means some past action which failed to materialize.
How do you expl
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RotterThe words ' recommended he be excused from attending the trial' is subjunctive.
Why not the indicative form ' recommended he should be excused from attending the trial'?
There should be a reason to write subjunctive.
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I think those subjunctives are not noticeable to a lay person.
This is tough for me CJ.
I read the following on a website:
The verbs that are commonly used with the subjunctive are: advise, ask, beg, decide, decree, desire, dictate, insist, intend, move, order, petition, propose, recommend, request, require, resolve, suggest, and urge.
This is tough for me CJ.
I read the following on a website:
The verbs that are commonly used with the subjunctive are: advise, ask, beg, decide, decree, desire, dictate, insist, intend, move, order, petition, propose, recommend, request, require, resolve, suggest, and urge.
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RotterI recommend CJ to trainto train is an infinitive. It's not a subjunctive.
CJ trains at a gym is indicative. It's a statement of what actually happens.
that CJ train at a gym is subjunctive. It's an envisioned act that may or may not happen later.
I recommend that CJ train at a gym
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Thanks CJ
5] I recommend CJ to train 3 times a week at a gym because CJ could leave over 90 years.
6] I recommend that CJ train 3 times a week at a gym because CJ could leave over 90 years.
5] I recommend CJ to train 3 times a week at a gym because CJ could leave over 90 years.
6] I recommend that CJ train 3 times a week at a gym because CJ could leave over 90 years.
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Rotter6] I recommend that CJ train 3 times a week at a gym because CJ couldYes, as corrected. (live)leavelive over 90 years.
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So the 6th one is fine.
RotterIs the conjunction that compulsory?No, but that is used more often than not when it introduces a clause with a s
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