The parliamentary committee requested that the cabinet minister ______ before the select committee on Thursday.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. appear in person
- Step 1: Verbs of request or formal demand govern the mandative subjunctive in the subsequent that-clause. The mandative subjunctive retains the bare uninflected verb form 'appear', regardless of the singular subject. Answer: appear in person. Why not the others: "appears formally" uses third-person singular indicative '-s', which is incorrect in mandative subjunctive clauses; "will appear soon" uses future modal indicative which violates subjunctive requirements in mandative complements; "is appearing now" uses present progressive indicative instead of the required mandative base form.
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