What is the subjunctive form? It’s fair to say that not all grammar objectives are made equal. Some, such as using commas to separate items in a list, are easily understood by teachers and pupils ...

For grammar bullies “the subjunctive” is sacred ground. Reforms proposed for the British national curriculum in 2012 required teaching use of the subjunctive not later than sixth grade. People seem to ...

In this column, I have written about the subjunctive verb about a million times before. Yet, although English is our official language of instruction, of governance and of “higher” echelons of work, ...

The subjunctive actually acts in several other baffling ways in addition to this deviant behavior, thus making its usage even more confusing to many people. To increase our confidence in using the ...

RULE 1: The subjunctive is the mood of uncertainty. It is used primarily in subordinate clauses. If the subjunctive were still fully active in English, learning Latin would much easier because English ...