EX. Comment on the kind of clause and the Oblique Mod used in it.

1. His neat, pointed shoes looked as though he had never worn them before. (a predicative clause, SII perfect after as though)

2. I am happy you should be early in the busy world and on the world’s track. (an object clause, the SM non-perfect, after the expression of personal attitude)

3. I wish you could hear her playing at the last concert. It’s a pity that you couldn’t come. (an object clause, SII of the modal verb ‘can’ after I wish, wish depends on circumstances)

4. God save the Queen! (a simple sentence, SI is used in a formulaic expression denoting wish)

5. In your place I definitely would go to the seaside. (a simple sentence, CM, implied condition)

6. It’s time we made a decision. (an attributive clause, SII after it’s time)

7. My greatest wish in the world is that you should be happy. (a predicative clause, the non-perfect SM, modal meaning expressed in the principal clause)

8. The early post brought a letter from David, repeating his wish that she should return to London. (an attributive appositive clause, the non-perfect SM, modal meaning expressed in the principal clause)

9. It’s bad enough that I should have lost all real contact with the children. (a subject clause, the perfect SM, after expressions of personal attitude)

10. I should very much object to you going out so late. (a simple sentence, the CM non-perfect, to express politeness)

11. Dr. Caswell hired an art tutor so that Mr. Ellsworth should recover from his ‘disease’. (an adverbial clause of purpose, the non-perfect SM, after the conjunction so that)

12. My fear was lest he should let us all down. (a predicative clause, the SM after the expression of fear)

13. I’d sooner we were in Paris now. (an object clause, SII after I’d sooner)

14. He doubted if it were true. (an object clause, SII in indirect question after the expression of doubt)

15. If I hadn’t decided to enter MSLU, who knows what I should be doing now. (an adverbial clause of unreal condition, SII perfect to refer the action to the past; the principal clause of the complex sentence with the subordinate clause of unreal condition, the CM non-perfect to refer the action to the present. The sentence has split condition)

16. Somebody close the window! (a simple sentence, SI to express a command or a request with an indefinite pronoun as the subject)

17. Were the weather fine, we would go for a walk in the park. (an adverbial clause of unreal condition, SII non-perfect, introduced asyndetically, inversion serves as a means of subordination)

18. Even if they had asked me to join them, I should have refused. (an adverbial clause of unreal concession, SII perfect after even if)

19. And what if she should tell everyone about it? (an interrogative simple sentence beginning with and what if, the SM)

20. I wish you would stop pretending you know nothing about it. (an object clause, SII after the verb to wish with reference to the future, in the sense of insistence)

21. He would not have come, but for me. (a simple sentence with an adverbial modifier of condition expressed by a but for-phrase, the CM)

22. It is very necessary that there should be some understanding between us. (a subject clause, the SP non-perfect, after an expression of personal attitude)

23. She looked as though she thought it a dream. (a predicative clause, the SM non-perfect, after as though)

24. Come it rain or shine. (a simple sentence, SI, formulaic expression with a concessive meaning)

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