What was the subjunctive sentence?
I read this in a Facebook post today.
If his participation in the Kardashian circus wasn’t already a sign that he were mentally ill, then this is the slam dunk. I
would be grateful if somebody could tell me if this is correct usage of the subjunctive form (it doesn’t sound right to me), or if it should read: “He was mentally ill,” or alternatively, as he is still alive, “he is mentally ill.” What
would be a brief explanation of why they would
be great.
Why should the question be asked using subjunctive? If he admitted to mental illness, his participation in the Kardashian circus was a sign that he was mentally ill. “The “weren’t”, is a subjunctive mood because the clause is a counterfactual conditional, proposing something that is not true, namely that his participation in the circus wasn’t a sign he is mentally ill. Was he mentally ill when they spoke? What does “was” have to mean? Does that mean he was mentally ill? Then was. Does it mean that he is mentally ill? Then “is” or “usu. If
you can’t read his text like he was into his girlfriend, don’t you know his text is important? ”
