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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A puzzling question

It is important that he ………. to study often.

a) try b) tries c) tried

I go for (a), but my friend says that 'b' is OK in informal English. I think informal English is not accepted in formal exams. Am I right?

  

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There is nothing informal about 'b'. Both 'a' and 'b' are correct. CB

  • There is nothing informal about 'b'.
  • Both 'a' and 'b' are correct.
  • CB
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There is nothing informal about 'b'. Both 'a' and 'b' are correct.

CB

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Exams usually have only one "correct" answer. You might get a worse grade for picking ( b ) even though it is ok in actual usage.

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