新编英语语法教程第五版 16 Subjunctive Mood

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IV. In certain formulaic expressions (p182)
Long live the Communist Party! God damn/ bless you! Heaven forbid! Devil take him! So be it. Suffice it to say that… Far be it from me to…. If need be….
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2012 TEM-4 54. My boss ordered that the legal documents ______ to him before lunch. A. be sent B. were sent C. were to be sent D. must be sent 2014 TEM-4 51. It’s essential that he__________ all the facts first. A. is examining B. will examine C. examines D. examine
He insisted that everyone (should) come to the party. Jenny insisted that we (should) take a taxi to the airport. (take) Mike insisted that he was right. His friends insisted that he had no connection with drugs. He insisted that he had seen me before. (see)
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• He suggested that we (should) reserve our seats in
advance. (reserve) • Opinion polls (民意测验) suggest that only 10% of the population trusts the government. (trust) • Her pale face suggests that she didn’t sleep well last night. • Are you suggesting that I’m not telling the truth?
Indicative mood: a fact He goes to the church every Sunday.
Imperative mood: a request Don’t be late next time. Subjunctive mood: a non-fact and hypothesis
2). It is + adj. (advisable, appropriate, desirable, essential, fitting, imperative, important, impossible, necessary, obligatory, proper, etc.) +that-clause [subject +(should) + v. ] E.g. It is necessary that he come back without delay. It was appropriate that this tax be abolished.
E.g. Their decision was that the school (should) remain closed. My proposal is that you (should) buy an E-E dictionary.
Exercises
2010 TEM-4 60. It is necessary that he ________the assignment without delay. A. hand in B. hands in C. must hand in D. has to hand in 2007 TEM-4 65. It is absolutely essential that William________ his study in spite of some learning difficulties. A. will continue B. continued C. continue D. continues
E.g. His order that the troops (should) not be sent at once was carried out. Your advice that she (should) wait till next week is reasonable.
4. Predicative clause: N. (advice, decision, decree, demand, insistence, order, preference, proposal, recommendation, request, requirement, suggestion, vote, etc. ) + be + that-clause [subject +(should) + v. ]
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III. In certain adverbial clauses(Be-subjunctive) (p182) Attention: lest, whether…or E.g. He hid himself in the bush lest he should be seen. We talked in a low voice lest we should wake the baby up. Whether she be right or wrong, she will have my unchanging support. Be she right or wrong, she will have my unchanging support.
It is necessary for you to watch some English films.
3. Appositive clause: N. (advice, decision, decree, demand, insistence, order, preference, proposal, recommendation, request, requirement, suggestion, vote, etc. ) + that-clause [subject +(should) + v. ]
If I were a boy, I would probably do another job.
If John hadn’t cheated on the exam, he wouldn’t have been criticized by the head teacher.
II. Use in nominal clause(Be-subjunctive)
How I wish I were five years younger.
Constructions to express hypothetical and non-factual meanings
It’s time we had a rest. How I wish I had gone there with you! The judge ordered that the witness tell the truth.
1. Object Clause: Subject + v. (advise, decide, decree, demand, insist, move提 议, order, prefer, propose, recommend, request, require, suggest, vote, etc.) + that-clause [subject +(should) + v. ] E.g. He ordered that all the books (should) be sent at once. The doctor recommended that we (should) eat more vegetables and fruit.
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It is + adj. (advisable, appropriate, desirable, essential, fitting, imperative, important, impossible, necessary, obligatory, proper, etc.) + for sb. + to do. E.g. It is impossible for me to complete the assigned task.
2. Subject clause 1). It is + v-ed (advise, decide, decree, demand, insist, move, order, prefer, propose, recommend, request, require, suggest, vote, etc.) + that-clause [subject +(should) + v. ] E.g. It is recommended that English majors (should) enlarge our vocabulary. It is ordered that we (should) hand in our theses next Monday.
More exercises
Exercise 16A : P183
•不管主语是什么人称，动词一律用“were”。 •用于以下场合：
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2006 TEM-4 59. It is imperative that the government _______ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. A. attracts B. shall attract C. attract D. has to 2004 TEM-4 46. It is imperative that students _____ their term papers on time. A. hand in B. would hand in C. have to hand in D. handed in 2003 TEM-4 47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential _______for that. A. for us to be prepared B. that we are prepared C. of us to be prepared D. our being prepared
Lecture 16 & 34
Subjunctive Mood
I. Introduction of Mood
Mood: as a grammatical category, is a finite verb form
that indicates whether an utterance expresses a fact, a request or a non-fact and hypothesis.
Exercises
2004 TEM-4 42._______, I’ll marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor