Subjunctive Mood - Lesson -1 for University Admission Test, Job Application Test, BCS Exam and Any Competitive Examination

Subjunctive

1. Primary Discussion (Subjunctive)

Verb এর যে mood দ্বারা ইচ্ছা, প্রস্তাব, প্রয়োজনীয়তা, সুপারিশ, আদেশ ইত্যাদি প্রকাশ পায় তাকে Subjunctive বলে। এটি মূলত that clause-এর মধ্যে থাকা verb-এর রূপকে প্রভাবিত করে।

• মূল নিয়ম: Subjunctive Word (Verb/Noun/Adjective)-এর পরে যদি that থাকে, তবে পরবর্তী Clause-এর Verb টি সর্বদা Base Form (V1) হবে। Subject (He/She/It) যাই হোক না কেন, Verb-এর সাথে s/es যুক্ত হবে না।

2. Important Rules & Usage

A. Subjunctive Verbs

নিচের Verb গুলোর পরে that clause থাকলে পরবর্তী verb base form হয়:

• List: Advise, Ask, Command, Demand, Desire, Insist, Move, Order, Prefer, Propose, Recommend, Request, Require, Suggest, Urge.

• Structure: Subject + Subjunctive Verb + that + Subject + V1 (Base Form).

  • Ex: I insist that he be present. (Not 'is').

  • Ex: We proposed that he take a vacation. (Not 'takes').

B. Subjunctive Adjectives

নিচের Adjective গুলোর পরে that clause থাকলে subjunctive হয়:

• List: Essential, Important, Mandatory, Necessary, Obligatory, Vital, Crucial, Imperative.

• Structure: It is + Adjective + that + Subject + V1.

  • Ex: It is essential that she be on time.

C. Subjunctive Nouns

নিচের Noun গুলোর পরে that clause থাকলে subjunctive হয়:

• List: Demand, Insistence, Preference, Proposal, Recommendation, Requirement, Suggestion.

D. Negative & Passive

• Negative: that + Subject + not + V1. (Do/Does/Did বসে না)।

  • Ex: I suggested that he not go there.

• Passive: that + Subject + be + V3.

  • Ex: I recommended that the letter be written.

E. Suggest Exception

• Suggest-এর পরে যদি that না থাকে, তবে পরবর্তী verb-এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়।

  • Ex: I suggested going to the park.

3. Subjunctive Exercises (Previous Questions & Self Test)

01. The office requires that we ______ our work timely. [BSMRSTU-A: 18-19]

• (A) completed

• (B) complete

• (C) have completed

• (D) should complete

Ans: (B) Explanation: Require + that + V1.

02. A teacher always prefers that her every single student ______ [BSMRSTU-D: 15-16]

• (A) shall speak the truth

• (B) speaks the truth

• (C) will speak the truth

• (D) speak the truth

Ans: (D) Explanation: Prefer + that + V1 (no 's' with student).

03. The personal consultant recommended that managers ______ apart from other staff. [BSMRSTU-F: 15-16]

• (A) not to sit

• (B) not sit

• (C) siting

• (D) are not sitting

Ans: (B) Explanation: Negative Subjunctive: not + V1.

04. The manager recommended that ______. [JnU: A: 17-18]

• (A) the employee should be given

• (B) the employee be given

• (C) the employee should give

• (D) the employee be given... (Option incomplete in text, assumed correct logic in D)

Ans: (D) (Based on the rule: Recommend + that + Sub + be + V3 for passive).

05. Who recommended that they ______ tired? [RU-D, 11-12]

• (A) is

• (B) are

• (C) were

• (D) be

Ans: (D) Explanation: Subjunctive এর ক্ষেত্রে Be verb হিসেবে সর্বদা 'be' বসে।

06. Which of the following sentence is correct? [C-Unit: 13-14]

• (A) I insist that she come alone.

• (B) I insist that she may come alone.

• (C) I insist that she comes alone.

• (D) I insist that she came alone.

Ans: (A) Explanation: Insist + that + she + V1 (come).

07. The doctor suggested that the patient ______ weight. [C unit; 18-19]

• (A) should lose

• (B) would lose

• (C) lose

• (D) loss

Ans: (C)

08. I suggest that we ______ outside the school tomorrow. [MBA (IBA); DU-15]

• (A) will meet

• (B) meet

• (C) will be meeting

• (D) that we meet

Ans: (B)

09. It is advisable ______ [CU-C:24-25]

• (A) that a drastic measure be adopted

• (B) a drastic measure to be adopted

• (C) that to adopt a drastic measure

• (D) that needs drastic measure

Ans: (A) Explanation: Advisable + that + Sub + be + V3.

10. I recommend that ______ . [GST-A: 24-25]

• (A) he is terminated

• (B) he be terminated

• (C) he is being terminated

• (D) he was terminated

Ans: (B)

11. The judge insisted that the jury ______ a verdict immediately. (Self Test)

• (A) returns

• (B) return

• (C) will return

• (D) returned

Ans: (B)

12. The university requires that all its students ______ a course on films. (Self Test)

• (A) taking

• (B) take

• (C) took

• (D) had taken

Ans: (B)

13. The doctor advised that the patient ______ weight. (Self Test)

• (A) should lose

• (B) would lose

• (C) loses

• (D) lose

Ans: (D)

14. The teacher ordered that her student ______ experience with ESP. (Self Test)

• (A) write a composition on his

• (B) to write composition about the

• (C) wrote some compositions of his

• (D) had written any composition for his

Ans: (A)

15. It is important that students ______ their scripts before submitting them. (Self Test)

• (A) would check

• (B) check

• (C) will check

• (D) checked

Ans: (B)

16. We urge that the naughty boy ______ now. (Self Test)

• (A) leave

• (B) leaves

• (C) leaving

• (D) is to leave

Ans: (A)

17. The doctor suggested that she not ______ (Self Test)

• (A) smoke

• (B) smoking

• (C) smokes

• (D) to smoke

Ans: (A) Explanation: Negative Subjunctive.

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