It is crucial that each applicant ______ their academic credentials authenticated by the ministry.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. have
- Step 1: Adjectives expressing necessity ('crucial', 'essential') govern a that-clause in the mandative subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood retains the base uninflected form 'have', regardless of the singular subject 'each applicant'. Answer: have. Why not the others: "has" uses third-person singular indicative '-s', which violates mandative subjunctive grammar; "would have" uses conditional modal 'would', which is inappropriate in a mandative subjunctive clause; "is having" uses present progressive indicative instead of the required mandative base form.
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