Which sentence correctly demonstrates the subjunctive mood expressing a formal recommendation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The headteacher recommended that the newly appointed tutor be assigned a mentor.
- Step 1: Verbs of recommendation, demand, and insistence (recommend, mandate, insist, propose) require the present subjunctive. Step 2. The subjunctive uses the bare base form of the verb ('be assigned') regardless of the third-person singular subject. Answer: The headteacher recommended that the newly appointed tutor be assigned a mentor. Why not the others: 'Is assigned', 'was assigned', and 'will be assigned' use indicative mood forms that violate formal subjunctive rules.
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