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Tiffany Tsou Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Choice

2. It is important they ___ the truth.
(A)be told (B)should be told (C)tell (D)will tell

I think B, C, D are all fine. What do you guys think?
  

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A is also correct. Be told is the present subjunctive, which is possible in a that-clause after adjectives such as important. The subjunctive gives personal emphasis to the statement, and as far as I know, isn't much used in American English.

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  • A is also correct.
  • Be told is the present subjunctive, which is possible in a that-clause after adjectives such as important.
  • The subjunctive gives personal emphasis to the statement, and as far as I know, isn't much used in American English.
  • It may be disappearing from British English as well.
  • A, B, C and D are all fine.
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A is also correct. Be told is the present subjunctive, which is possible in a that-clause after adjectives such as important. The subjunctive gives personal emphasis to the statement, and as far as I know, isn't much used in American English. It may be disappearing from British English as well.

A, B, C and D are all fine.

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