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Subjunctive: so be it / suffice it to say

Structure:

So be it. / Suffice it to say (that)...

'So be it' expresses reluctant acceptance. 'Suffice it to say' means 'it is enough to say'.

Example:

Suffice it to say that the negotiations did not go well.

Examples

Suffice it to say that the negotiations did not go well.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Suffice it to say that the negotiations did not go well."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes