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Grammar question: why present subj?
Yes, my grammar still sucks.
Today I had a lesson from a native speaker (Venezuela). I didn't have time to ask her, Why is this sentence using the present subjunctive? El gobierno no puede prohibir que las personas que tengan carros. Translation: The government can't prohibit people from having cars. To me this is an indicative sentence. It's a statement of fact. Why did she correct me to use the present subjunctive "tengan" of tener? Gracias. |
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The conjunction just prior to 'tengan' should not be there.
The verb prohibir is a verb of influence and, therefore, requires the subjunctive mood in the 'que' clause. Whenever someone tries to influence another, the pattern is 'subject A + verb of influence (present indicative) + que + subject B + verb (present subjunctive)'. (If there's no change in subject, the infinitive is used instead of the 'que' clause.) Verbs and Expressions of Influence or Will aconsejar que alentar que hacer que decir que dejar que desear que exigir que gustar que insistir en que mandar que necesitar que querer que oponerse a que pedir que no permitir que preferir que prohibir que proponer que recomendar que rogar que sugerir que |
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So, "que" should be omitted. Thank you. My Spanish teacher missed that or perhaps it's colloquial where she's from. She's not an officially trained teacher.
Thanks rusty. I will save the notes and list below. Much appreciated! Quote:
Gracias. |
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No hay de qué.
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