Why would the subjunctive be used when the indicative seems to be required?

1. What are the reasons to use subjunctive?
2. How do you decide between indicative and subjunctive?
3. What is subjunctive indicative?

What are the reasons to use subjunctive?

The subjunctive mood is how you express hypothetical situations and outcomes. It's the mood used to express wishes, hopes, desires, and any other imagined outcome you might describe in speech or writing. If you've ever written something that began with “If I were . . .,” you've written in the subjunctive mood.

How do you decide between indicative and subjunctive?

We use the indicative to talk about facts we consider to be certain. We use the subjunctive to describe how we feel about those facts, and to express uncertainty.

What is subjunctive indicative?

The subjunctive is one of two “moods” in English grammar. The other is called the indicative. To oversimplify just a bit, the subjunctive mood is used for statements contrary to fact, whereas the indicative mood is the standard form we use for factual statements.