English subjunctive
Hello,
I've got a question concerning English subjunctive. Sometimes, I see the "do" auxiliairy verb in negative subjunctive forms, sometimes I do not. Let me be more precise by asking you which of the two sentences below is correct... (they're both inspired by a GymGlish lesson I've had today).
- We ask that you do not invite an 'outside' technical specialist to interfere with our system.
- We ask that you not invite an 'outside' technical specialist to interfere with our system.
See? I'm wondering how come I can see the "do" auxiliary in the first sentence, while from what I've learnt about subjunctive forms, the second sentence should be correct...
Thank you in advance.
I've got a question concerning English subjunctive. Sometimes, I see the "do" auxiliairy verb in negative subjunctive forms, sometimes I do not. Let me be more precise by asking you which of the two sentences below is correct... (they're both inspired by a GymGlish lesson I've had today).
- We ask that you do not invite an 'outside' technical specialist to interfere with our system.
- We ask that you not invite an 'outside' technical specialist to interfere with our system.
See? I'm wondering how come I can see the "do" auxiliary in the first sentence, while from what I've learnt about subjunctive forms, the second sentence should be correct...
Thank you in advance.
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7 March 2011