Timeline for Correctness of the use "He come"
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| Aug 3, 2021 at 1:47 | comment | added | phoog | Furthermore, there is a difference. For example, in describing a plot, one might say "it is important that he is prompt" if the promptness drives the story in some way, whereas "it is important that he be prompt" means that the possible failure to be prompt has some important negative consequence. When a politician says "it's important that we are transparent," it sounds to me like a claim of transparency rather than an undertaking to be transparent. | |
| Aug 3, 2021 at 1:38 | comment | added | nschneid | This page has details about the subjunctive. The base subjunctive occurs in combination with specific verbs and adjectives, including "important": englishclub.com/grammar/subjunctive.htm | |
| Aug 3, 2021 at 1:35 | comment | added | phoog | Modern English has dropped the subjunctive in far more British contexts than American. I can't comment on other parts of the English speaking world, but English media are rife with sentences that use the indicative where the subjunctive is required (to my [American] ear). I don't encounter this nearly so much in American media. | |
| Aug 2, 2021 at 21:49 | vote | accept | Ricardo Alexandre | ||
| Aug 2, 2021 at 21:46 | history | answered | James K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |