 | Subjunctive Mood |  |
|
SAI
Guest
|
 |
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:29 am |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
Hi GMAT Champions,
Yday I was going through English Page.com and was reading subjunctive form of verb. I have the below sentence as an example:
The Subjunctive is only noticeable in certain forms and tenses. In the examples below, the Subjunctive is not noticeable in the you-form of the verb, but it is noticeable in the he-form of the verb.
Examples:
You try to study often. you-form of "try"
It is important that you try to study often. Subjunctive form of "try" looks the same.
He tries to study often. he-form of "try"
It is important that he try to study often. Subjunctive form of "try" is noticeable here.
I could not understand why it is more noticable in he form of verb. Given that subjuntive is used to emphasize importance -I could find both the sentences emphasizing importance.
|
|
|
 |
 | |  |
|
Stacey Koprince
MGMAT STAFF
| Joined: 06 Mar 2007 |
| Posts: 2257 |
Location: San Francisco
|
|
 |
Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 11:01 am |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
By "noticeable" I think they simply mean that in the "he-form" the verb form changes. In the "you-form" it's "try" either way. In the "he-form" it's "tries" in the regular present tense and "try" in the subjunctive mood. That's all! :)
|
|
|
|
|
All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1
|
|
|
|
Powered by
phpBB © phpBB Group
Content © Manhattan GMAT Forums
*GMAT and GMAT CAT are registered trademarks of the Graduate Management Admission Council,
which neither sponsors nor endorses this test preparation service.