Choose the correct verb form: 'I would rather you _____ the confidential inquiry report immediately instead of waiting for next week.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. submitted
- Step 1: Subjunctive preference rule: When 'would rather' is followed by a different subject clause ('you'), it takes the past subjunctive form ('submitted') to express a present or future preference. Answer: submitted. Why not the others: 'submit' is used only when the subject is the same ('I would rather submit'); 'have submitted' and 'will submit' violate the subjunctive rule.
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