Question

Use the drop-down menu to identify whether each subjunctive sentence is or is not conditional. If you wanted to run faster, you should have eaten breakfast. If she were to skip breakfast, she would not feel well. I really hope that he remembered his wallet.

Answer 1

Answer:

If you wanted to run faster, you should have eaten breakfast. It is a conditional sentence.

If she were to skip breakfast, she would not feel well. It is a conditional sentence.

I really hope that he remembered his wallet. It is not a conditional sentence.

Explanation:

The first sentence is a mixed conditional stating something that the person should have done differently to have a different outcome. The keyword that makes this sentence a conditional one is IF, which is stating what has conditioned the main clause.

The second sentence is a second conditional since the first part is the if clause in the past tense and the second part has the modal auxiliary would. It is stating a hypothetical situation in the future.

The third sentence is not a conditional one. It has a main clause and a subordinate clause that is expressing a wish, but there is not a clause conditioning the other.

Answer 2

Answer:

If you wanted to run faster, you should have eaten breakfast.

subjunctive

If she does not eat breakfast, she will not feel well.

not subjunctive

I really hope that he remembered his wallet.

subjunctive

Explanation:

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