The context is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Bernice Bobs her Hair.” Oh, I wasn’t thinking about that. I was considering whether we hadn’t better bob your hair. Later on in the story, we are clarified that Bernice’s hair isn’t the Bob cut when Marjorie offers this advice. So the situation is that Bernice doesn’t have her … Read more
When I turn the sentence below into Subjunctive mood, which one is correct? ★Sentence I want to change : *He is sad as he does not know that the problem has been solved ★Changed sentences (Which one is correct?) : *If he knew that the problem has been solved, he would not be sad. *If … Read more
Wikipedia says about English subjunctive mood: In Modern English, the subjunctive is realised as a finite but tenseless clause where the main verb occurs in the bare form. Since the bare form is also used in a variety of other constructions, the English subjunctive is reflected by a clause type rather than a distinct inflectional … Read more
It’s The Simpsons Movie, again. Bart says this to Flanders right after he’s entered the church Flanders was in. Bart: Listen, I was wondering if before I died I could pretend I had a father who cared for me. Ned: Come here, son. There’s always room for one more in the Flanders clan. Wouldn’t it … Read more
I was reading this topic from March 2014 and thought Charles’s answer was great until I got to the following part: The letter claimed exactly the same as the first, namely that if his letter wasn’t published, he would be angry. Now, by the rules I have laid out you would expect that wasn’t, the … Read more
I’ve found the following on the internet (https://www.jstor.org/stable/43344096) : (1). If he comes, I shall go. (2). If he come, I shall go. Here, the first sentence is in indicative mood, and the second one is in subjunctive mood. What’s the difference in meaning between these two sentences? Edit: Though the second sentence seems ungrammatical … Read more
I have a question about mood Note that the following sentences are same : If I did not have money, I could not buy it =I could not buy it without money =If it were not for money, I could not buy it =Since I have money, I can buy it. I want to know … Read more
In this answered question An user said this ((5 moods × 2 tenses) + (1 defective mood)) × (4 aspects × 2 voices) But what I don’t understand is about the moods that he/she mentioned. Indicative, Interrogative ,Subjunctive and what else? Answer The user is using “mood” to refer to modal verbs indicating the speaker’s … Read more
Also, what about the following: Be safe. Think different. Drive safely. My guess is that these are, but just confirming in case there is a catch. Answer Yes. All these sentences are definitely in Imperative Mood. But don’t draw any semantic conclusions from the rather solemn sound of the grammatical term. AttributionSource : Link , … Read more
