Subjunctive after commands
I have a quick question/clarification about the subjunctive, like always 
. In one of the activities in my Spanish text book, the directions state: "Escribe las preguntas que produzcan las siguientes respuestas". Is the subjunctive used with "produzcan" because you can't really declare if there are questions that produce the answers?... There may not be such questions? Hmm... (There is probably an easy explanation to this that my tired mind can not think of... that's the result of waking up at 6 a.m. again for a new school year! ).
Also: if you were to say something like "He told me that there were many people at the party", I am guessing you would use the indicative, because you are simply declaring his thoughts... "Me dijo que había muchas personas a la fiesta". I don't really know why I'm asking this... I sometimes just think of random examples and start questioning their use of indicative/subjunctive.
(Hmm.. can I get a badge for most questions asked about the subjunctive? 
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2 Answers
I don't own them, sorry.
Hahaha. Well, I think you should get a badge for most questions answered about the subjunctive.
Is the subjunctive used with "produzcan" because you can't really declare if there are questions that produce the answers?... There may not be such questions? Hmm...
If you say "que producen", you are saying that you expect exactly the questions you have in mind, since you are declaring their existence.
Also: if you were to say something like "He told me that there were many people at the party", I am guessing you would use the indicative, because you are simply declaring his thoughts...
You are simply repeating words you heard, so it is a plain declaration of something you heard.
Hmm.. can I get a badge for most questions asked about the subjunctive? grin
I don't own them, sorry.
