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The Use of The Suppositional Mood in Adverbial Clauses of Purpose and Concession
The Use of The Suppositional Mood in Adverbial Clauses of Purpose and Concession
The Use of The Suppositional Mood in Adverbial Clauses of Purpose and Concession
e.g. I shan't go there unless it's absolutely necessary – Я нe niду myдu, якшo це не є
вкрай необхідним.
The Ukrainian conjunction with negation яkшo He can't be rendered into English by
unless if the negation refers only to the part of the compound predicate. In this case if
not should be used. e.g. Put on warm things, if you don't want to catch cold. Одягнися
тепло, якщо не хочеш застудитися
The conjunction in case also has a specific shade of meaning combining condition and
purpose. It's rendered into Ukrainian as y випадку, якщо. e.g. I'll see a doctor only in
case I feel worse. У випадку, якщо я почуватимуся гірше, я піду до лікаря.
Supposing (that) and suppose (that) preserve the meaning of supposition, their origin
from the verb to suppose is still felt. They are rendered into Ukrainian by means of
npunуcmuмo. e.g. What shall we do, supposing it's true. Припустимо, це правда, що
нам робити?
Providing (that) and provided (that) are rather narrow in meaning indicating a
favourable and desirable condition. These conjunctions are rather formal stylistically,
being more typical of official documents. Their Ukrainian equivalents are за умови,
якщо.
e.g. I'll do my best, provided it lies in my power. - Якщо це в моїх силах, я зроблю
усе можливе On condition (that) is also connected with its original meaning. It's more
formal than if. It's rendered into Ukrainian as за умови, якщо
e.g. I'll agree on condition that you give up smoking. - Я погоджуся за умови, якщо
ти кинеш палити.
10. Conditional sentences of unreal condition.
11. The use of the Suppositional Mood in simple sentence.
12. Conditional sentences of zero and real condition.
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if
The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a
different result sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not
for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)
Here are some more examples:
If people eat too much, they get fat.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
. The first conditional is about a specific situation, but the zero is talking in general.
Mood is a grammatical category which indicates the attitude of the speaker towards the
action expressed by the verb from the point of view of its reality.
The Indicative Mood shows that the action or state expressed by the verb is
presented as a fact:
The Indicative Mood is also used to express a real condition, i.e. a condition the realization
of which is considered possible:
In forming the negative the auxiliary verb to do is always used, even with the verb to be:
Don't be angry...
The auxiliary verb to do may also be used in affirmative sentences to make the request
more emphatic:
To make a request or an order more emphatic the subject expressed by the pronoun you is
sometimes used. It is characteristic of colloquial speech:
With the first person plural the verb to let is used to express an exhortation to a joint action:
The Oblique Moods show the fulfillment of the action as something desirable,
doubtful, depending on certain conditions, etc., but not as a matter of fact. The
following types of the Oblique Moods are distinguished:
Subjunctive I
Subjunctive II
the Suppositional
the Conditional