The Subjunctive Mood is used in subject clauses after a principal clause of the type It is necessary, It is important, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
| Affirmative | Interrogative |
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It is (was) necessary It is (was) important It is (was) right It is (was) requested It is (was) recommended It is (was) obligatory It is (was) better (best) It is (was) desirable It is (was) of vital importance |
that he should come |
The Subjunctive Mood is used in subject clauses after a principal clause of the type It is necessary, It is important, etc. The analytical subjunctive with the mood auxiliary should is used for all persons.
It was necessary that the child’s history should be known to none. (Trollope)
It was desirable that she… should marry this earnest, well-to-do and respectable man. (Hardy)
It is better for these young men… that they should not remain here. (Dickens)
It was imperative that she should go home. (Hardy)