List of Tables; List of Figures Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The subjunctive in main clauses Chapter 3. The subjunctive in adjectival relative clauses Chapter 4. The subjunctive in noun clauses Chapter 5: The subjunctive in adverbial clauses Chapter 6. A bird’s eye view of the English subjunctive Epilogue: Summary and outlook Appendix I: Matrix verbs of Old English object clauses Appendix II: Matrix verbs of Middle English object clauses Appendix III: Matrix verbs of Early Modern English object clauses References