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A Passive Causative question
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gportiglioti
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A Passive Causative question
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Hello, friends.
I �m having difficulties with one exercise. Can you help me? In the exercise, students have to complete the following sentence: "The boss insists ____ here on time tomorrow."
A) you to be
B) that you will be
C) that you be
D) for you be
E) that you are
The answer is letter C, but it doesn �t make much sense for me. Can anyone help me ?
Thank you so much!
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26 Oct 2016
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zoemorosini
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Hello Gportiglioti: insist + that = subjunctive, so the verb that follows "insist that" is used in the infinitive without "to." Examples: I insist that you stop talking. He insists that we go away. They insist that I buy this. She insists that they go to the doctor. Here �s a link to useful information: Hope this helps! Greetings from Boston, MA, USA |
26 Oct 2016
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cunliffe
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I agree with Zoe and Bruce, but the subjunctive in English is not really very well understood and I doubt if it is taught anywhere. I think that nowadays, most people would accept C, thinking that it sounds right, which of course it is, but not knowing why. Then they would choose E. �The boss insists/demands that you are here on time tomorrow. � |
26 Oct 2016
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gportiglioti
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Thank you so much for your help! It helped a lot! |
26 Oct 2016
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gportiglioti
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Thank you so much for your help! It helped a lot! |
26 Oct 2016
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almaz
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Have to agree with the others. C is formal (mandative subjunctive), while E is equally acceptable but definitely sounds less stuffy.
But just one more thing, gportiglioti: your heading there is a tad misleading. Where�s the passive in your sample sentences? And I�m guessing you meant mandative rather than causative?
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27 Oct 2016
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Olga V
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"That you be" is the official correct answer.For you this to make sense you must think of the following :It means that the boss insists that they MUST be on time and this modal verb here can be omitted. |
27 Oct 2016
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douglas
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I agree with all of you, but B could also be correct. "None of us think you will make it back to work on time tomorrow, but the boss insists that you will be on time. He sounds pretty confident that you will make it."
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27 Oct 2016
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