Thursday, March 24, 2016

Subjunctive


The first error is an error relating to verb mood. The verb is subjunctive. It depends upon the condition being fulfilled. It's a possibility. The correct helping verb is "would."  Even the grammar experts disagree on the issue of conditional and subjunctive. Here's a link to one of the clearest explanations I've found. https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/grammar_subjunctive.html

The second error is a subject/verb agreement error. #nomadsnonsense  #nomadsnonsense.blogspot.com #subjunctive #grammarfail #subjectverbagreement #grammar  #brainfall #conditional

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