Standard English ConventionsVery hardSubjunctive after recommends that
Standard English Conventions practice question
The report recommends that the bridge ____ closed until the survey is complete.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. beCorrect
- B. is
- C. will be
- D. being
Answer: A. be
A recommendation takes the subjunctive: recommends that the bridge be closed.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- Indicative where the subjunctive is required.
- C. will be
- Future where the subjunctive is required.
- D. being
- Not a finite verb.
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