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1. Everybody recommended that she should continue with her education for 3 more years.

2.Everybody recommended that she should continue her education for 3 more years.

What makes the difference between the two sentences? I can't fathom the necessity of the preposition 'with' in the first sentence.

I have one more question on this. Is this border the subjunctive?

Pieanne · Accepted Answer

Would it be wrong to write "that she continued"?

CalifJim · Answer

The preposition "with" is not necessary. It is used with "continue" optionally as it is used with "go on", where it is required.

They paid no attention and [continued / continued with / went on with /*went on] their [card game / activities / conversation / work on the project].

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Yes, this use of "should" is similar in meaning to the subjunctive in other languages.
Yet there is another interpretation in that "should" can be glossed as "ought to" or "be advisable to". In this second case, the idea of "ought to" or "advisability" is merely redundant, since "recommended" already contains the idea.

Everybody recommended that [she / she should / she ought to / it was advisable for her to] continue ...

Only the first choice ("that she continue") is the form generally recognized as the English subjunctive.

CJ

Pieanne · Answer

OK, thank you Mr CJ.

Andrei · Answer

Our friend, Califjim', has made some excellent comments. For some reason, the native speakers, are prone to write the preposition 'with'. I read it all the time. At times, I think it is a must. Now it is clear to me.

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