Standard English ConventionsVery hardSubjunctive after 'insisted that'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The editor insisted that every figure in the article ____ checked against the original source.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. beCorrect
- B. is
- C. was
- D. will be
Answer: A. be
'Insisted that' takes the subjunctive 'be'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- Indicative.
- C. was
- Past indicative.
- D. will be
- Future indicative.
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