I said, "I want to shake a tower" instead of "I want to take a shower". What is the term for reversing the first letter of words in a phrase So in this sentence, we will use the present to indicate something that will happen at this pre-announced moment: "If the answer is yes, we will continue with the project."Īuthority: New York Public Library Writer's Guide to Style and Usage HarperCollins: New York. The indicative tells the reader that the information in the dependent clause could possibly be true. If the information in the "if clause" points out a condition that is or was probable or likely, the verb should be in the indicative mood. Remember that an "if" does not automatically signal the need for the subjunctive. If the answer was/were yes, we will continue with the project. The committee met yesterday and arrived at a conclusion. What, though, isĪppropriate for reffering to an unknown result that does exist. I understand the rule for using "if" and a condition that does not exist. I have a question regarding subjunctive mood. (Thus we have schools of education, not educational schools.) But you're right about "Education" as opposed to "Educational." The building will house something pertaining to Education, but may not, in itself, be Educational. And the idea of an "Education Center" is so vague as to be meaningless. I don't think the world is ready for "Collections Management" only a librarian could love a word like that. Anything but the "Education and Collections Management Center." That sounds like a fancy name for an academic recycling plant. The first thing you must do is get your funds director to get a bequest from Joe Gotrocks so you can call this building the Joe Gotrocks Institute. Whatever your response, please let me know why so I can either bite the bullet or gloat in my Educational confuses meĪs an adjective or even as some form of verb (?). That functions to house interpretive and educational materials designed to educate the public about a variety of heritage tourism themes. "Educational and Collections Management Center"? This is a proper name of a building Which is correct and why? "Education and Collections Management Center" or,
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