Janet Downs: Read your Fowler’s, Mr Gove!
The proposed Programmes of Study (PoS) demands that primary pupils learn the correct use of the subjunctive. Fowler’s Modern English Usage* has a section on the subjunctive – it runs to almost four pages. However, the length of the entry does not indicate importance. Fowler lists four general facts: 1 Subjunctive use is declining; 2 It would be impossible to devise a ... read more and comment →
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