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Ticce Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which mood to choose?
If he breaks the rules he will be disqualified. (indicative - breaks)
If he break the rules he will be disqualified. (subjunctive - break)
As far as I know, those two are correct. My question is:
Is the second one no longer to be used or at least is not used by the modern english speaking people at all? I think 99% out of 100% would use the first one, wouldn't they?
If he break the rules he will be disqualified. (subjunctive - break)
As far as I know, those two are correct. My question is:
Is the second one no longer to be used or at least is not used by the modern english speaking people at all? I think 99% out of 100% would use the first one, wouldn't they?
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The first is definitely correct. You're using " if " in future-tense and " break " in present-tense, so the two don't mingle.
- The first is definitely correct.
- You're using " if " in future-tense and " break " in present-tense, so the two don't mingle.
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The first is definitely correct.
You're using "if" in future-tense and "break" in present-tense, so the two don't mingle.
You're using "if" in future-tense and "break" in present-tense, so the two don't mingle.
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Hi,
I'd say the second sentence is not correct. Subjunctive in conditionals is only used in the second conditional and just with the verb to be:
If I were you, I wouldn't go.
I think you can find the kind of subjunctive you are describing in poetry by Shakespeare and other classics, but nowadays this is lost.
I'd say the second sentence is not correct. Subjunctive in conditionals is only used in the second conditional and just with the verb to be:
If I were you, I wouldn't go.
I think you can find the kind of subjunctive you are describing in poetry by Shakespeare and other classics, but nowadays this is lost.
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