EXERCISE X

(Act II, Scène i) A, Use of the Subjunctive with Certain Verbs

AND AdJECTIVES

The subjunctive is used af ter verbs or adjectives expressing :

I. Will or jîidgmenty as aimer (mieux), commander, défendre, désirer, empêcher,^ falloir, trouver bon (mauvais), vouloir, permettre, etc.

II. Emotion, as avoir honte, craindre,^ être content (fâché), c'est dommage, etc.

^ After thèse, unless the principal clause is négative, interrogative, or in a condition, the subordinate clause has an expletive ne;

Je crains qu'il ne parte. (But, Je ne crains pas (Craicnecvous. Si je crains) qu'U parte.)

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you ashamed they hâve a footman eight or ten feet tall, while ours is so small? 23. He had a mania of always saying hc had been a confectioner. 24. This is twicc she bas used our carriage. 25. If I had been allowed to make ont the receipts, I should not hâve forgotten the doors and Windows. 26. We urged her to use our carriage, but she would not use it. 27. She bowed to everybody, to make her friends believe she knew everybody. 28. He was courting Emmeline without her father knowing it. 29. Do you think he can afford it? 30. This is the last time I shall make out your receipts. 31. I don't doubt that we shall be able to escape them.

E. Sujet de composition : L'entretien des Ratinois.