Subjunctive Mood

1. I wish I am a bird. I would fly around the world on my own.

☞I wish I were a bird. I would fly around the world on my own.

2. I recommend that your sister does not marry the baker but me.

☞I recommend that your sister not marry the baker but me.

3. He suggested that the food is eaten soon before it rots away.

☞He suggested that the food be eaten soon before it rots away.

4. It is about time that we bury the hatchet and turned over a new leaf.

☞It is about time that we buried the hatchet and turned over a new leaf.

5. He insisted that he is allowed to go because he said he could be a good guide for the guests.

☞He insisted that he be allowed to go because he said he could be a good guide for the guests.

6. The president of our reading club proposed that I am the next president for the next term. But most of the members didn't seem to agree.

☞The president of our reading club proposed that I be the next president for the next term.

7. I insisted that I moved to the front row of the class to concentrate better on the lesson.

☞I insisted that I move to the front row of the class to concentrate better on the lesson.

8. He recommends that he feeds his food twice a day, not three times a day.

☞He recommends that he feed his food twice a day, not three times a day.

9. He strongly requested that I am included in his study group because maybe he thought I was clever.

☞He strongly requested that I be included in his study group because maybe he thought I was clever.

10. It is essential that we found a new way of attracting the prospective customers to buy our products right away.

☞It is essential that we find a new way of attracting the prospective customers to buy our products right away.

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Explication

Subjunctive moodadalah modus yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatuunreal factatau suatuharapan, permintaan, atau usulan yang akan/mungkin dilakukan/terjadi.

Konstruksi kalimat dalam subjunctive mood:

• Subject 1 + recommend / suggest / propose / insist / demand / ask + (that) + subject 2 + base verb (v₁)
• It is essential / vital / necessary + that + subject + base verb
• be dalam kalimat yang menggunakan if / wish selalu menggunakan were
• it's time / it's high time / it's about timemenggunakan kata kerja dalam bentukpreterite (v₂) jika merujuk pada suatu situasi yang kita harapkan terjadi sekarang ata di masa depan.
• it's time dapat (tetapi jarang) menggunakan base verb jika mengacu pada sesuatu yang diharapkan akan terjadi di masa depan

Contoh:

• I recommend (that) Peter take the job.
• It is vital thatthe witnesstell the truth.
• Ifhewere rich, he would buy a yacht.
• He wisheshewere happy.
• I supposeshewere honest.
• He acts as ifhewere innocent.
• It's timewewent home.

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Details

Year: 11

Subject: English

Category: Structure and Written Expressions

Sub-category: Subjunctive mood

Code: 11.5

Keywords: subjunctive, if, were, subjunctive verb