Subjunctive Mood (Formal)

• Used to express wishes, suggestions or hypothetical situations
• Verb ‘to be’ in the past subjunctive – use ‘were’ for all subjects
• Present subjunctive – use base form of the verb – drop the -s for third person singular
• Negative subjunctive – use ‘not’ before the verb

Cleft Sentences

• Used to split a sentence to emphasise a specific part
• Structures – It is/was …., What ….
• E.g. It was me who finished the project. What we need is more time.

Write a proposal

• Include a formal greeting
• State the what and the purpose of the proposal
• Include reasoning and evidence for the proposal
• Include suggestions and a formal ending