Select the sentence with accurate subjunctive mood usage in an official resolution:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The university senate demanded that the revised curriculum be implemented immediately
- Step 1: Mandative verbs (demanded, required) take a subjunctive clause consisting of 'that' + subject + base form of the verb.
- Step 2: For passive voice, the base form is 'be implemented'.
- Step 3: 'Be implemented' is the correct subjunctive construction.
Answer
The university senate demanded that the revised curriculum be implemented immediately.
Why not the others: 'Is' is indicative; 'will be' is future indicative; 'being' lacks finite clause structure.
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