Question

Francisco is a lawyer who has worked for a law firm for several years. Today he is going to talk to his boss to ask for a raise. While he waits in reception, he thinks about his job. Read the sentences and in the first blank, write the verb in the subjunctive from the sentence. Then, in the second blank, use one of the following terms in English to explain why the verb is in the subjunctive: volition/influence, emotion, doubt, negation/denial.

1. Yo quiero que el jefe me dé un aumento grande. ______ ________

2. No estoy seguro de que una empresa pueda ser exitosa sin el uso de Internet. ____ ________


3. Siento que algunas veces los bufetes despidan a sus mejores empleados. _____ _______

4. Mis padres dudan que mi jefe encuentre un abogado tan trabajador como yo. ______ _______

5. No es cierto que la distancia en las relaciones entre colegas sea mayor aquí que en otras empresas. ________ ________

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Dudo que... Francisco is a lawyer that has worked for a law firm for several years. Today he is going to talk to his boss to ask for a raise. While he waits in reception, he thinks about his job. Identify the subjunctive in the sentence. Then indicate why the verb is in the subjunctive (volition/influence, emotion, doubt, negation/denial).

1 Mis padres dudan que mi jefe encuentre un abogado tan trabajador como yo.

2 Yo quiero que mi jefe me dé un aumento grande

3 Me alegro que vayas de vacaciones.

4. No es cierto que todos los jefes sean estrictos.