subjunctive - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about subjunctive Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,724,481,996 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

subjunctive

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

subjunctive

In grammar, the mood of the verb in a sentence that expresses a wish, a condition, or an assumption. In English, the subjunctive occurs mainly in certain phrases such as ‘I wish I were’, ‘if it were so’, ‘far be it from me’, ‘God bless’.

The subjunctive mood is marked by the form of the verb – ‘I were’ and ‘he were’. The use of was in the first two examples is an acceptable alternative.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
The subjunctive mood, past perfect tense of the verb `to know.
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context
She thought it good for them to see that she could make an excellent lather while she corrected their blunders "without looking,"-- that a woman with her sleeves tucked up above her elbows might know all about the Subjunctive Mood or the Torrid Zone--that, in short, she might possess "education" and other good things ending in "tion," and worthy to be pronounced emphatically, without being a useless doll.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.