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Jim gets lots of wishes at his birthdays. It is the sentence containing wishes.

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Plural possessive of wish?

The plural form of wish is wishes. The plural possessive form of wish is wishes'.This doesn't come up that often but I can construct an example sentence. When we are helping the children, they can wish for what they want, but their wishes' conditions are that the cost must be within $10,000 per child, and that they do not require anything that is illegal or scandalous.


What is the correct pronoun below to avoid bias in the following sentence Any student who wishes to go on the field trip must bring his permission slip?

The sentence can avoid gender bias by changing the pronoun 'his' to the article 'a'.Any student who wishes to go on the field trip must bring a permission slip.Replacing the pronoun 'his' with another gender neutral pronoun is not necessary.


What is an subjunctive sentence?

The subjunctive is a mood in language that has to do with counterfactuals, statements which are about possibilities, not actualities. Usually in English they are statements which start with the word "if". "If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride." is a sentence in the subjunctive. Wishes are not in fact horses, but if they were . . .The subjunctive is a powerful tool in language. It allows people to explore possibilities mentally, by thinking through hypothetical situations which are imaginary and not true. Subjunctive thinking allows for metaphors and other figurative language which is not true in a literal sense.


What is the plural of wishes?

Wishes is the plural. The singular form is wish.


What does a subjunctive express?

The subjunctive mood expresses doubt, wishes, uncertainty, or hypothetical situations in a sentence. It is used to convey attitudes or emotions rather than state facts.