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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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get or gets?
She is studying with the hope that/in the hope that she get(s) better grades.
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Use 'gets'. ' does not require the subjunctive, and even if it did, it would often be ignored by native speakers!
- Use 'gets'.
- ' does not require the subjunctive, and even if it did, it would often be ignored by native speakers!
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Use 'gets'.
The expression 'with / in the hope that...' does not require the subjunctive, and even if it did, it would often be ignored by native speakers!
The expression 'with / in the hope that...' does not require the subjunctive, and even if it did, it would often be ignored by native speakers!
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Anonymousin the hope that [she gets / she'll get] better gradesThe future is also common after "hope".
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