In technical documentation, which sentence correctly uses a subjunctive construction following an urgent demand?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Safety inspectors demanded that the cracked fuel line be shut down immediately
- Step 1: Verbs of formal demand (demand, require, insist) govern a 'that'-clause with the present subjunctive base form: 'that the line be shut down'. Answer: Safety inspectors demanded that the cracked fuel line be shut down immediately. Why not the others: 'is' and 'was' use the indicative mood rather than the mandatory formal subjunctive, and 'to be' is an ungrammatical clause insertion.
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