![]() ![]() Correct: She recommended that each student take a note.Incorrect: She recommended that each student takes a note.Correct: Our suggestion is that everyone on the team do the survey.Incorrect: Our suggestion is that everyone on the team does the survey.It suggests a non-factual or doubtful condition.) (The second verb is in a clause following a verb expressing a wish. Correct: I wish I were able to speak English fluently.Incorrect: I wish I was able to speak English fluently.(The verb follows ‘if’ and expresses a non-factual condition.) Correct: If I were you, I would take any offer.Incorrect: If I was you, I would take any offer.In the subjunctive mood, the verb to be is be in the present tense and were in the past tense, regardless of what the subject is. ![]() The subjunctive for the present tense third-person singular drops the s or es so that it looks and sounds like the present tense for everything else. The following verbs often attract the subjunctive mood: ask, recommend, suggest, wish, insist, order, commend, request, and demand.A verb in the subjunctive mood may have a different form. Subjunctive Mood expresses a doubtful condition (contrary to fact) and is often used with an "if" clause. Indicative Mood states an actuality or fact. Mood for Grammar A mood shows the writer’s attitude toward what he/she is saying. ![]()
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