0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When using expressions of uncertainty the second clause of the statement is always in this verb tense?
Subjunctive, basically because the first clause is a "want" and then after is que.
I am trying to to achieve a voice making the notes read as if you were there. Why is were correct in the above statement?
"Were" is correct because its subject in the dependent clause is "you" and proper form of "to be" for the present subjunctive is "were"; the subjunctive mood is required because the statement in this clause is not factual but only imagined, as indicated by the subordinate conjunction "as if".
What is categorized as a Spanish subjunctive?
Words that are in the present tense are categorized as a Spanish subjunctive. Any word which is stated in the present is considered a Spanish subjunctive.
How do you use the word were as subjunctive?
I wish that she were here now.
What does jetienne mean in french?
Je tienne Je=I The infinitive of tienne is tenir=to hold. Sometimes it is equivalent to to have or to maintain or to withstand. Tienne is the present subjunctive of this irregular verb. The subjunctive expresses doubt, uncertainty, or a wish, approval or disapproval. Generally the subjunctive is in a subordinate clause. For example: "Croyez- vous qu'il vienne?" Do you think that he will come?
What is when in Latin?
Ubican mean "when" or "where", and is used in questions/relative clausesCumat the beginning of a clause with an indicative verb means whenCumat the beginning of a clause with a subjunctive verb can mean whenUtat the beginning of a clause with an indicative verb can mean whenQuo Temporemeans "at what time", and can be used in questions.
With which word or groups of words can the subjunctive verb were be used in place of was?
IF
What does the Latin word perspiciatis mean?
It's the second person plural present active subjunctive of the verb perspicere, which means "to see through; to examine; to observe". There are several ways to translate the subjunctive into English terms. When it occurs in the main clause of a sentence, it is generally the expression of a wish or polite command: "May you examine"; "you should observe". If it occurs in a subordinate clause it expresses opinion, uncertainty or conditionality, as in a sentence such as Illum vobis demonstro ut eumperspiciatis, "I am pointing that man out to you so that you may observe him."
What kind of clause contains a subject and a predicate?
It can be an independent clause or a dependent clause. It is an independent clause if does not have a word at the beginning like "but" or "because". If there is a word like this at the beginning of the clause, it is a dependent clause.
Is the word were a noun?
No, the word "were" is not a noun. It is a verb used to indicate past tense or a subjunctive mood in English.
Is the word you an adjective clause?
"You" is not an adjective clause, or any other kind of clause, because it is a single word. "You" is a pronoun.
What is an insubordinate clause?
An insubordinate clause is just another word for an Independent clause. A subordinate clause is just another word for a Dependent clause. An Independent clause is a sentence that can stand by itself and a dependent clause can't stand by itself.
