Hartman, however, applies the subjunctive to critical examinations of the archival past. Reading her work, I began to understand the power of the subjunctive to unsettle historical narratives.

The subjunctive mood isn't really a thing in the English language — we rely far more on the indicative, which normally points to what is or can be perceived. The subjunctive is different.

What is the subjunctive, anyway? English verbs have "moods". The usual mood is indicative, to talk about facts of the world: Mike is a lawyer. But the subjunctive, another "mood", is used to ...

The subjunctive is the weird one — so weird that it can make you sound like a pirate: “If it’s true he be alive.” That’s because the English subjunctive is fading away.

The thing is, proper use of the subjunctive—once you learn it and get over that difficult-sounding word, subjunctive, which has absolutely nothing to do with pinkeye—is one of the most easily ...

To oversimplify just a bit, the subjunctive mood is used for statements contrary to fact, whereas the indicative mood is the standard form we use for factual statements.

Some grammar purists seem to think the English subjunctive is a fragile creature in danger of extinction. As usual they can’t tell their adjective from their elbow, says Geoff Pullum.

I provide an update on the state of the art of the research—the last one being Collentine (2003)—on the acquisition of the function of the subjunctive and mood selection, as well as the research's ...

And they know the subjunctive is not an eye condition. As for parents here, my experience is that they certainly do care about their children being well taught.