Sentences with phrase «subjunctive mood»
The "subjunctive mood" refers to a way of expressing uncertainty, doubt, or a hypothetical situation in a sentence. It often suggests that something is hoped for, desired, or imagined, rather than stating a fact. Full definition
Rilke's heather might have eluded time, but it is also the material reminder of the irredeemable moments in the past, moments cast in a forever unresolved subjunctive mood that unsettle the present, making it seem incomplete.
brooklynrail.org
Symbols point to the future for their reality; hence they are relative, provisional and always couched in the subjunctive mood because there is the dimension of futurity and possibility in them.
Observe also how heavily Stendahl leans on the passive voice and the subjunctive mood: was found, could be found, would conceive of, would exercise.
Though aorists can indicate past time, the subjunctive mood indicates probability or objective possibility.
Editor's note: A previous version of this essay characterized the Greek word for «lead» as in the indicative mood, present tense, when in fact it is in the subjunctive mood, aorist tense.
We can not go from an active verb, subjunctive mood, aorist tense, second person singular, with a clear direct object, to a wholly different verb — «do not allow» — completed by an infinitive that is nowhere in the text — «to fall» — without shifting from translation to theological exegesis.
The dialogue becomes an almost orgiastic homage to the prim power of the subjunctive mood: «Were I but...» «Had I only...» «Would that I could just...».
I'd bet that his Implies 1 ″ extra rain is in the subjunctive mood with a kind of «If we're correct on this...» hovering over the entire presentation.
Guthrie's Guide is a selective response to the deficiencies in legal writing that seem to me most in need of fixing; you'll need to look at other books for complete treatment of the subjunctive mood or the correct use of the comma (although both are touched upon in these pages).