Курсовая работа: The problems of the Subjunctive Mood in English

conjunction lest if in the principal clause the predicate is expressed by a verb denoting fear.

e.g. She fears lest she should be blamed.

After verbs denoting fear object clauses are often introduced by the conjunction that, in which case the Indicative Mood is used often with the modal verb may (might).

e.g. She fears that she will (would) be blamed.

c) The Subjunctive Mood is used in object clauses when we find verbs

and Word-groups denoting order, suggestion, advice, desire, etc. in the principal clause. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.

Suggest

Propose

Demand

Desire

Insist that smth. should be done

To be anxious

See to it

Order

Require

Make up one’s mind

e.g. Mr. Micawber was very anxious that I should stay to dinner.

· The Subjunctive Mood is used in attributive appositive clauses modifying the nouns wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should (for all persons) is used.

e.g. His wish that everybody should take part in the work was reasonable.

· The Subjunctive Mood is also used in attributive clauses modifying the noun time in the principal clause It is time, It is high time. In this case the Past Subjunctive of the verb to be is used; with other verbs the same meaning is expressed by the Past Indefinite of the Indicative Mood.

e.g. It is time we went home.

The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is also possible, though less common.

e.g. It is time we should go home.

· As has already been stated the Subjunctive Mood may be used to express an emotional attitude of the speaker to real facts. Here we always find the analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should , which in this case is often called the ‘emotional should’. If priority is expressed the Perfect Infinitive is used.

In this case the Subjunctive Mood is rendered in Russian by the Indicative Mood. The emotional should occurs in different kinds of subordinate clauses; the principal clause in such cases contains:

a) An adjective expressing astonishment, incredulity, regret, joy, such as strange, wonderful, unnatural, impossible, fortunate, unfortunate, etc.

e.g. It is impossible that she should have said it.

b) A noun with the same meaning: wonder, pity, shame, etc.

e.g. He is such a charming man that it is quite a pity he should be so grave and so dull.