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TheSubjunctiveMoodDoesanyonebuyanythingthesedayswithoutreadingatleastahandfulofcustomerreviewsfirst?Theansweris“NO”or“VERYFEW”.CaseStudyFindoutallthepoliteexpressionsintherequeste-mailforreviews.CaseStudyIt’dbegreattohearwhatyoufeltwedidandwhatcouldbeimprovedfornexttime.We’dappreciateitifyoucouldanswerafewquestionsaboutourqualityofservice.CaseStudyOrthesentenceslike:Itwouldbehighlyappreciatedif…Couldyouplease…,ifyouhadtime?I’dlike…KnowledgeExplanationThreeMoodsinEnglishGrammaticalMoodFunctionExampleIndicative（陳述語氣）ExpressafactAskaquestionExpressaconditionYourparcelhasbeenshipped.Isthisbambooweavebasketinstock?Youmaygetanother5%off,ifyoubuytwo.Imperative（祈使語氣）ExpressacommandorarequestBuyoneandgetonefree.Pleasegiveusa5-starreview.Subjunctive（虛擬語氣）Expressawish,suggestion,demand,orhypotheticalsituationIfIwereyou,Iwouldbuytheredoneatonce.Sorry,IwishIhadn’tsentyouthewrongitem.KnowledgeExplanationThreeMoodsinEnglishSubjunctiveMoodCommandSuggestionHypotheticalScenarioWishKnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms①ThePresentSubjunctive②ThePastSubjunctiveInfinitiveformforallpersons(e.g.,“be,”“eat,”“sing”).Simplepastforms,as“ran”KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbFormsAmainclause+Asubordinateclauseanindicativeverb(e.g.recommend,suggest)ORaphrasethatstartswith“itis”andcontainsanadjective(e.g.,Itisimportant)usuallybeginswiththeconjunction“that”

Futureactionsorsituationsinthesubjunctivemood①ThePresentSubjunctiveKnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms①ThePresentSubjunctiveInfinitiveformforallpersons:Shesing…(should)+infinitiveform:He(should)placeanorder…Note:“Should”isoptionalinthepresentsubjunctive.Ibe…Heeat…I(should)sell…KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms①ThePresentSubjunctiveMainClauseSubordinateClauseIsuggestthatyou(should)placetheorderassoonaspossible.Iinsistthatthesellershipmyparcelatonce.Itisessentialthattheseller(should)providehigh-qualitycustomerservice.Itisadvisablethatthecustomerjointhemembershipformorediscounts.KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms①ThePresentSubjunctiveNegativeConstructions:not+subjunctiveverbMainClauseSubordinateClauseIhighlysuggestthatyou(should)notdecidewhethertobuyitinarush.Notes:

Verbsoftenattractthepresentsubjunctive:command,order,suggest,recommend,insist,anddemand,etc.KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms②ThePastSubjunctive

ThingsyouwishweretrueorhopehadhappenedAmainclause+Asubordinateclauseoftencontainstheverb“wish”intheindicativemoodinthesubjunctivemoodusuallybeginswith“that,”“if”or“asif”KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms②ThePastSubjunctivebewereIwere…Hewere…Shewere…SimplepastformsIwon…KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms②ThePastSubjunctiveMainClauseSubordinateClauseIwishthatIwerereadyforthepromotion.IwishthatIsentyoutherightsizeofshoes.Youactasifyourcompanywerefamousinthisfield.Theconsumeractsasifheoftenvisitedouronlinestore.KnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms②ThePastSubjunctiveAmainclause+Asubordinateclauseusuallycontainsamodalverb,normally“would,”butsometimes“should,”“might,”or“could“if”clausein

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formKnowledgeExplanation2.TwoTypesofSubjunctiveVerbForms②ThePastSubjunctiveMainClauseSubordinateClauseItwouldbehighlyappreciatedifyoucouldleaveuspositivefeedback.We’dliketoaskyouifyou’dbehappytorecommendustosomeotherpotentialcustomers.We’dappreciateitifyoucouldanswerafewquestionsaboutourqualityofservice.ThatwouldbeawesomeifyoucouldwritewhatyoujustsaidinareviewonTikTok.IwouldbuytheclothesatonceifIwereyou.Couldyoucompletethesurveyifyouhadtime?KnowledgeExplanation3.OtherPoliteExpressionsinSubjunctiveMoodIwouldlike…We’dliketo…Couldyou…,please?Wouldyouliketo….Itwouldbegreatto…ExerciseSupposeyouareLihuaWANG,sellingSichuanOperaface-changingdollsonAmazonGlobal.YouarewritinganemailtoTom,aregularcustomer,askingforhisreviewonhislastpurchase.Fillintheblankswithsentencesinthesubjunctivemoodbyusingthewordsineachbracket.Exercise.Iwouldliketostartoff