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He be admitted
Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic has appeared in court in the Serbian capital Belgrade for the resumption of an extradition hearing.
The session against the 69-year-old was halted on Thursday when his lawyer said he was in "poor physical state".
Gen Mladic, arrested on Thursday after 16 years on the run, faces genocide charges over the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
His son has requested that he be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health.
His extradition to the UN war crimes court at The Hague could take a week.
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Please look at the penultimate sentence of the above.
Is it fine to say 'he be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health'?
I would write 'he should be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health'.
The session against the 69-year-old was halted on Thursday when his lawyer said he was in "poor physical state".
Gen Mladic, arrested on Thursday after 16 years on the run, faces genocide charges over the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
His son has requested that he be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health.
His extradition to the UN war crimes court at The Hague could take a week.
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Please look at the penultimate sentence of the above.
Is it fine to say 'he be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health'?
I would write 'he should be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health'.
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His son has requested that he be / he should be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health. The key point is 'requested', which is a verb of volition that still takes the subjunctive ('he be') in formal English. 'Should be' is a common BrE alternative to the subjunctive.
- His son has requested that he be / he should be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health.
- The key point is 'requested', which is a verb of volition that still takes the subjunctive ('he be') in formal English.
- 'Should be' is a common BrE alternative to the subjunctive.
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His son has requested that he be / he should be admitted to hospital over concerns about his health.
The key point is 'requested', which is a verb of volition that still takes the subjunctive ('he be') in formal English. 'Should be' is a common BrE alternative to the subjunctive.
The key point is 'requested', which is a verb of volition that still takes the subjunctive ('he be') in formal English. 'Should be' is a common BrE alternative to the subjunctive.
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