Standard English ConventionsHardVerb form after 'recommended that'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The surveyor recommended that the owner ____ the chimney before the next winter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. repointCorrect
- B. repoints
- C. repointed
- D. is repointing
Answer: A. repoint
After 'recommended that', the base form (subjunctive) is used: 'that the owner repoint'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. repoints
- 'Repoints' is the ordinary present, not the subjunctive.
- C. repointed
- 'Repointed' is past.
- D. is repointing
- 'Is repointing' is not used after 'recommended that'.
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