subjunctive mood - Be it that,were to, and should - what were the differences between these conditionals?
- Be it that John ask me, I shall answer him.
- Should John ask me, I will (or should? or would?) answer him.
- Were John to ask me, I would answer him.
When writers used the foregoing constructions, how, and according to what rule, did the meanings of the other three differ from one another?
Thank you.
-Hal
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