Standard English ConventionsVery hardSubjunctive after a verb of demand
Standard English Conventions practice question
The inspector insisted that every ladder on the site ____ tagged with the date of its last check.
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
After "insisted that", the subjunctive "be" expresses a requirement.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. is
- Indicative; states a fact rather than a demand.
- C. was
- Past indicative.
- D. will be
- Future indicative.
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