Standard English ConventionsHardSubjunctive after a demand
Standard English Conventions practice question
The new editorial policy required that every headline finding ____ for replication before the journal would publish it.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. be submittedCorrect
- B. is submitted
- C. was submitted
- D. are submitted
Answer: A. be submitted
After 'required that,' the subjunctive is standard: 'that every finding be submitted for replication.'
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is submitted
- The indicative 'is' does not follow 'required that' in formal Standard English.
- C. was submitted
- 'Was' is indicative past, not the required subjunctive.
- D. are submitted
- 'Are' is indicative and does not agree with the singular 'finding.'
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