Which word best completes the sentence? 'The manager insisted that every employee ____ the training course.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. attend
- Step 1: After verbs such as 'insist' with a that-clause, formal English uses the subjunctive. Step 2. The subjunctive uses the base form of the verb, even with a singular subject. Answer: attend. Why not the others: 'attends' and 'attended' use ordinary indicative tenses; 'will attending' is ungrammatical.
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