(continued)
5. Subject clauses
In subject clause after a principal clause of the type It is necessary, It is important etc. the Present Suppositional or Subjunctive I is used.
e.g. It is ( was) important that he (Áóëî) íåîáõ³äíî, ùîá â³í
(should) come. ïðèéøîâ.
| It is | necessary / important / requested / advisable / recommended / imperative / desirable / urgent / of vital importance / natural / strange / impossible … | that | (should) V |
6.Attributive clauses
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 Present Subjunctive II is used.
e.g. It is time you stopped doing that. ×àñ áè éîìó ïðèïèíèòè öå ðîáèòè.
It is time he were here. ×àñ áè âæå éîìó áóòè òóò.
EXERCISES
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