Complete the sentence: The higher education accreditation committee required that the university dean ______ all relevant faculty research publications by Monday.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. submit
- Step 1: Identify the governing verb: The verb 'required that' demands the mandative subjunctive mood in formal English.
- Step 2: Apply subjunctive rule: Subjunctive noun clauses require the base form (bare infinitive) of the verb regardless of the subject's person or number.
- Step 3: Select the base verb: 'submit'.
Answer
submit.
Why not the others: 'submits' incorrectly uses the third-person singular indicative; 'submitted' uses past indicative; 'will submit' incorrectly inserts an auxiliary modal.
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