[Grammar] so that (will) be

[paysage57]

Dear teachers,

I have a question about the subjonctive tense (I think that a subjonctive is required like in my native language) and more particularly on the use of will after so that:


"Some documents are missing!
- Really? I will double check with Steeve so that the missing documents (will) be sent tomorrow morning".

Is the use of "will" possible, necessary or incorrect ?

Or maybe the subjonctive tense is not appropriate, I'm not sure: [... so that the missing documents are sent tomorrow morning...].

Thank you!

Guillaume

 

[emsr2d2]

Dear teachers,

I have a question about the subjonctive tense (I think that a subjonctive is required like in my native language) and more particularly on the use of will after so that:


"Some documents are missing!
- Really? I will double check with Steeve so that the missing documents (will) be sent tomorrow morning".

Is the use of "will" possible, necessary or incorrect ?

Or maybe the subjonctive tense is not appropriate, I'm not sure: [... so that the missing documents are sent tomorrow morning...].

Thank you!

Guillaume

It's subjunctive (note the spelling).

The use of "will" is appropriate in one construction but not in another. See the following:

Really? I will double-check with Steve and make sure that the missing documents are sent tomorrow morning.
Really? I will double-check with Steve. I can assure you that the missing documents will be sent tomorrow morning.

 

[Barb_D]

But neither is the subjunctive.
I require the documents be sent at once! -- That's the subjunctive.

 

[emsr2d2]

But neither is the subjunctive.
I require the documents be sent at once! -- That's the subjunctive.

I was concentrating so hard on the spelling of subjunctive etc that I completely failed to spot that!

 

[paysage57]

Thank you both.