2.5.1

Hopes & Wishes

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Using the Subjunctive for Hopes and Wishes

We use the subjunctive mood to talk about imagined situations.

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Hopes and wishes

  • We use the subjunctive mood to talk about imagined situations.
  • So we can use the subjunctive to show hopes and wishes.
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Use 'if' and 'were'

  • To create an imagined situation, we need to make a clause using 'if' and 'were'.
    • If I were rich...
    • If I were a princess...
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Add 'would', 'could', or 'might'

  • Now, we need to show what would happen in these imagined situations.
  • We do this by adding a clause containing 'would', 'could' or 'might'.
    • If it were to snow, I might get the day off school!
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Examples

  • If I were a princess, I would ride a dragon.
  • If I were rich, I could buy a sports car.

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1Reading

1.1Reading

1.2Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.4Spelling Rules

1.5Reading Comprehension

1.6Reading Comprehension: SAT Practise

1.7Word Meaning

1.8Fact vs. Opinion

1.9Justifying Views

1.10Figurative Language

1.11Text Structure

2Writing

2.1Sounds in Words

2.2Homophones

2.3Using a Dictionary

2.4Writing Composition

2.5The Subjunctive Mood

2.6Modal Verbs

2.7Active & Passive Voice

2.8Relative Clauses

2.9Expanded Nouns

2.10Punctuation

2.11SAT Spelling Practise

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