Select the sentence that uses the subjunctive mood correctly.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The committee insisted that the executive director resign immediately.
- Step 1: Verbs of demand, recommendation, or insistence take a that-clause with the present subjunctive base form. Step 2. The base form is 'resign' (without third-person singular -s). Answer: The committee insisted that the executive director resign immediately. Why not the others: 'Resigns', 'was resigning', and 'is resigning' are indicative forms incorrect after verbs of insistence.
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