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Subjunctive Verbs

A subjunctive verb is used to express:
          (1) conditional tenses, most of which involves would and were.
          (2) wishes and demands, the construction of which follows two strict rules
                (a) that always comes right after the verb, and
                (b) the second verb is always in the infinitive form and should is always omitted.

We’re going to talk about the second use of a subjunctive construction in this chapter
1. Remember that the following verbs are used with such a construction to express importance (in such moods only). Also remember that such verbs have other forms of usage (followed by to infinitive, for example) when used in other moods.
           ask                            propose
           demand                    recommend
           desire                       request
           insist                        require
           prefer                       suggest
           .                                 urge
    Ex: The Chinese government demanded that the US pay compensations for damages of the Chinese embassy.

2. Nouns derived from subjunctive verbs above are also used with the construction.
           demand                    recommendation
           insistence                request
           preference               request
           proposal                  suggestion
    Ex:  The US is considering the proposal that it pay compensations for damages of the Chinese embassy.

3. The adjectives below is also used to express subjunctive moods:
           essential                   imperative
           important                 necessary
    Ex:  It is essential that the US pay compensation for the Chinese government for the damages of the Chinese embassy.

Sentence Correction Practices

1. Apples came to Britain some 2000 years ago with the Roman conquest, and quite possibly Julius Caesar himself ordered apple trees to be planted.
   
   A.apple trees to be planted
   B. there to be the planting of apple trees
   C. apple tree planting
   D. that there be apple tree planting
   E. that apple trees be planted.
    
2. President Carter urged that women as well as men be required to register for the draft.
   
   A.as well as men be
   B. as well as men are to be
   C. just as men ought to be
   D. like men should be
   E. like men are to be
    
3. The federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act includes an exception permitting companies to require that certain executives in high policy-making positions to retire at 65.
   
   A. to retire
   B. should retire
   C. are retired
   D. have to retire
   E. retire
    
4. The senator recommended that social security laws should be changed so that women who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families do not suffer financially.
   
   A.should be changed so that women who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families do not suffer financially
   B. be changed so that women who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families do not suffer financially
   C. change so as to not have women who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families suffer financially
   D. be changed in order not to have women suffer financially who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families
   E. should change so women who have taken time off from paying jobs to raise families do not suffer financially
    
5. The Forton-Dodd bill requires that a bank disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from deposited checks.
   
   A.that a bank disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from deposited checks
   B. a bank to disclose to their customers how long they will delay access to funds from a deposited check.
   C. that a bank disclose to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from deposited checks
   D. a bank that it should disclose to its customers how long it will delay access to funds from a deposited check
   E. that banks disclosed to customers how long access to funds from their deposited check is to be delayed
    
6. Legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario requires of both public and private employers that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are usually held by men.
   
   A.that pay be the same for jobs historically held by women as for jobs requiring comparable skill that are
   B. that pay for jobs historically held by women should be the same as for a job requiring comparable skills
   C. to pay the same in jobs historically held by women as in jobs of comparable skill that are
   D. to pay the same regardless of whether a job was historically held by women or is one demanding comparable skills
   E. to pay as much for jobs historically held by women as for a job demanding comparable skills
    
7. The concept of the grand jury dates from the twelfth century, when Henry II of England ordered panels of common citizens should prepare lists of who were their communities’ suspected criminals.
   
   A.should prepare lists of who were their communities’ suspected criminals
   B. would do the preparation of lists of their communities’ suspected criminals
   C. preparing lists of suspected criminals in their communities
   D. the preparing of a list of suspected criminals in their communities
   E. to prepare lists of suspected criminals in their communities
    
8. In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing, the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irated consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula.
   A.demanding that it should
   B. demanding it to
   C. and their demand to
   D. who demanded that it
   E. who demanded it to
    
9. The commission proposed that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is obtained through a local bond issue.
   
   A.that funding for the park’s development, which could be open to the public early next year, is
   B. that funding for development of the park, which could be open to the public early next year, be
   C. funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year, to be
   D. funds for the park’s development, perhaps open to the public early next year, be
   E. development funding for the park, which could be open to the public early next year, is to be

 Answers:

1. E. Quite obvious?Again,  (1) that , and (2) a full clause with a subjunctive verb are required.
2. A. It seems as if the question tests how to use as well as, just like or the likes, but your answer selection is a matter of subjunctive.
3. E.
4. B.
5. C. First of all, let’s concentrate on our subjunctive mood so that we can eliminate D and E. A and C are all fine in the subjunctive rules while B conforms with the use of require someone to do something. The next point to choose the answer is a pronoun reference. Their and they in A and B do not match a bank so you can leave them and have only C left .     
6. A. B violate our rules with should while E break the parallelism with jobs and a job. In C, the use of in rather than for is unidiomatic (pay for), and C (as well as B and D) seems to imply that comparable skills rather than the jobs are held by men.
7. E. Try to look for the subjunctive structure? You found nothing, I guess. Always be reminded that such verbs have others structure, followed by to-infinitive, like this, for example.
8. D. B and  E are wrong, since demand is with only the subjunctive mood.
9. B.