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WEDDINGS is a mnemonic device that can help you recall the main points concerning the subjunctive. What are some of the essential components of a wedding?

First, there are always two people who get married at a wedding. And just like a wedding, the subjunctive requires two different subjects in two different clauses.

Second, a ring is often used to symbolize the couple's union at a wedding.

And just like the ring, the subordinating conjunction que is essential in joining together the two clauses.

Remember that there are also certain other conjunctions which always require the subjunctive.

And finally, the wedding party (the bride and groom and parents and friends) often run the gamut of emotions during the marriage ceremony: doubt, happiness, sadness, desire. Similarly, the subjunctive is a mood that indicates a

speaker's attitude or opinion about the events expressed. The use of the subjunctive is often triggered by an expression of emotion.

In summary, remember that a wedding always contains the following: two different people (subjects) joined by a ring (que) in an emotion-laden context! The different categories that describe the contexts for the subjunctive spell out weddings:

WILL Moi, je veux seulement que vous soyez heureux.

EMOTION Je suis heureuse que tu veuilles m'épouser, Tex!

DOUBT Mais Tammy, euh, je ne crois pas que tu sois prête pour le mariage.

DESIRE Je désire que tu m'épouses, Tex!

INTERROGATIVES Existe-t-il une seule fille qui ne soit pas obsédée par le mariage?

NEGATIVES Je n'ai pas l'impression que Tammy soit la femme de ta vie, Tex!

GENERAL STATEMENTS Tex, mon cher, il faut que tu saches que la vie est courte.

SUPERLATIVES Tammy est la plus belle tatou que je connaisse!

fill in the blanks

Fill in the blank with either the present subjunctive or the present indicative of the verb in parentheses.

1. Tex : Je voudrais que Tammy ________ habiter avec moi. (venir) 2. Bette : Je sais que Tex _________ un génie. (être)

3. Tammy : Je ne pense pas que Bette __________ beaucoup d'amis. (avoir) 4. Paw-Paw : Je suis triste que tu _______ partir, Tex. (devoir)

5. Tex : Y a-t-il un poète qui _________ plus fin que moi? (être)

6. Tammy : Je ne suis pas sûre que Tex _______ faire la cuisine. (savoir)

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7. Fiona : Il est important que tu ___________ un cours intéressant. (choisir) 8. Tammy : Tex trouve que nous _________ heureux. (être)

9. Tammy : Tex pense qu'il _________ attendre avant le mariage. (falloir) 10. Edouard : Je suis ravi que vous ___________ ma recette. (aimer) 11. Tammy : J'exige que tu ________ te raser, Tex! (aller)

12. Tex : Je crois que Tammy ________ m'épouser. (vouloir)

©2004•department of french & italian •liberal arts ITS•university of texas at austin updated:27 May 04

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