The subjunctive in adverbial clauses Flashcards
What is an adverb?
Modifies a verb indicating why, where, when, and how an action is performed
ex: she writes well
What is an adverbial clause?
They have the same function as adverbs but they have a subject, and predicate, and are introduced by conjunctions or conjunctive phrases
ex: Te ayudaré cuando (tú) me necesites - I’ll help you when you need me
What are the eight conjunctive phrases that are always followed by the subjunctive?
- a fin de que
- a menos que
- a no ser que
- con tal (de) que
- en caso (de) que
- no sea (fuera) que
- para que*
- sin que*
*need a change in subject, if not then they’re just “para” and “sin” no que
a fin de que
in order that, so that
a menos que
unless
a no ser que
unless
con tal (de) que
provided (that)
en caso (de) que
in case (that)
no sea (fuera) que
lest (so that… not), in case that
para que
in order that, so that
sin que
without
de modo que
so that
de manera que
so that
When do “de modo que” and “de manera que” take the subjunctive?
When they express purpose
**indicative- when they express result
subjunctive
ex: El arquelogo habló can los saqueadores de modo que dejaran de excavar ilegalmente
The archaeologist talked to the looters so that they would stop excavating illegally
indicative
ex: el arquelogo habló a los saqueadores de modo que dejaron de excavar ilegalmente
The archaeologist talked to the looters, and because of that, they stopped excavating illegally
aunque
even if
