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Old 29-Dec-2008, 09:00
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Default If a body catch a body coming through the rye.

J.D.Salinger. The catcher in the rye

Джером Д.Сэлинджер. Над пропастью во ржи (engl)


If a body catch a body coming through the
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Is it a case of subjunctive mood?

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Default Re: If a body catch a body coming through the rye.

I am not a teacher but I don't think this is subjunctive; i'd say this is for rhythm, the line is supposed to be part of a song and saying "catches" would make the sentence heavy sounding.
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