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Standard English ConventionsVery hardSubjunctive after recommended that

Standard English Conventions practice question

The auditors recommended that the charity ____ its accounts every year.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

  1. A. publishCorrect
  2. B. publishes
  3. C. published
  4. D. will publish

Answer: A. publish

After "recommended that", the base form expresses the recommendation.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. publishes
Indicative, stating a fact.
C. published
Past indicative.
D. will publish
Future indicative.

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