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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Demand

What are the rules for:

They demanded that he do the job well?

Why isn't it they demanded that he does the job well?

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Anonymous What are the rules for: They demanded that he do the job well? Why isn't it they demanded that he does the job well? Hi Your first sentence is in the subjunctive mood, which is often used to express wishes, commands etc.

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  • Anonymous What are the rules for: They demanded that he do the job well?
  • Why isn't it they demanded that he does the job well?
  • Hi Your first sentence is in the subjunctive mood, which is often used to express wishes, commands etc.
  • It is frequently used in subordinate clauses beginning with 'that'.
  • The mandative subjunctive is more common in American than in British English, where it is considered formal or legalistic and tends to be replaced by the indicative, as in your second example.
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AnonymousWhat are the rules for:

They demanded that he do the job well?

Why isn't it they demanded that he does the job well?


Hi

Your first sentence is in the subjunctive mood, which is often used to express wishes, commands etc. It is frequently used in subordinate clauses beginning with 'that'. The mandative subjunctive is
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