Question

Which line(s) are in the subjunctive mood? 3,8,10,13

Answer 1

I know I'm rather late but the answer is 8 and 13. (This question requires some background... so yea.)

Answer 2

Answer: 8 & 13

Explanation:

Read this passage from the Declaration of Independence.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.

The English spoken in 1776 is considered Late Modern English, but some differences between Jefferson's usage and our own are evident.

What archaic expression does he use and how would you word the phrase in correct contemporary English?