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Subjunktive used mostly in formal contexts - Coggle Diagram
Subjunktive
used mostly in formal contexts
Use:
is used to emphasize urgency or importance.
Example:
I suggest that he
study.
Is it essential that we
be
there?
Verbs followed by the subjunktive:
to advise (that)
to ask (that)
to command (that)
to demand (that)
to desire (that)
to insist (that)
to propose (that)
to recommend (that)
to request (that)
to suggest (that)
to urge (that)
Examples
: Dr. Smith asked that Mark submit his research paper before the end of the month.
Donna requested Frank come to the party.
Exprssion followed by the subjunktive:
It is best (that)
It is crucial (that)
It is desirable (that)
It is essential (that)
It is imperative (that)
It is important (that)
It is recommended (that)
It is urgent (that)
It is vital (that)
It is a good idea (that)
It is a bad idea (that)
Examples
:It is crucial that you be there before Tom arrives.
It is important she attend the meeting.
Negative Form:
The boss insisted that Sam not be at the meeting.
The company asked that employees not accept personal phone calls during business hours.
Passive Form:
Jake recommended that Susan be hired immediately.
Christine demanded that I be allowed to take part in the negotiations.
Continous Form
: It is important that you be standing there when he gets off the plane.
It is crucial that a car be waiting for the boss when the meeting is over.
Structures:
positive = subj. plus verb without 'to' plus obj. negative = subj. plus 'not' verb plus obj.