Learn English – The verb tense after “it is possible”

subjunctives

Is it

It is possible that several rules be matched by visiting a node

Or

It is possible that several rules are matched by visiting a node

In Persian, after "its possible that" a subjunctive form is used, I want to know if it is the case of English too or not?

Best Answer

I prefer children be seen and not heard

Is it possible that dinner be served before we all die of malnutrition (or worse, run out of booze)?

As Robusto says, this is grammatical, but slightly more formal. It's not a common construction, and I would recommend against using it in an academic paper, but it can be used for fun to say something ordinary in a different way.

As a side note: The subjunctive can be used if you want to sound like a pirate:

Arr, it be true that several rules be matched by visiting a node, matey!

Why "pirate talk" sounds like that

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