Question

Write sentences in Spanish in the subjunctive mood using the prompts given below:

Answer 1

Answer:

a) No creer/los tratamientos tradicionales/ayudar/a los pacientes.

No creo que los tratamientos tradicionales ayuden a los pacientes.

b) Dudar/las terapias alternativas/funcionar/bien.

Dudo que las terapias alternativas funcionen bien.

c) No pensar/la ayurveda/curar/muchas enfermedades.  

No pienso que la ayurveda cure muchas enfermedades.

d) Ser dudoso/la gente/comprender/la importancia de medicina moderna.

Estoy dudoso de que la gente comprenda la importancia de la medicina moderna.

e) Ser improbable/muchas personas/visitar/a los curanderos.

Es improbable que muchas personas visiten a los curanderos.

Explanation:

The subjunctive mode is a grammatical mode that encompasses different values, within which we find the statements that are uncertain or hypothetical, or desires.

That is, it refers to actions that are not happening or that may not happen, but it does express a desire or need for them to happen. Thus, this mode is used to pronounce wishes, assumptions, requests, hypotheses, etc.

Examples of the sentences given here:

a) I do not believe that traditional treatments help patients.

b) I doubt that alternative therapies work well.

c) I do not think that “Ayurveda” cures many diseases.

d) I doubt that people understand the importance of modern medicine.

e) It is unlikely that many people visit healers.