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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
He insists that she come. ? she come or she comes ?
I looked up the word insist in the online oxford learners dictionary
and I read this example and got puzzled
He insists that she come.
she come or SHE COMES ?
which one is right and why ?
and I read this example and got puzzled
He insists that she come.
she come or SHE COMES ?
which one is right and why ?
Top answer
This one is correct. It is subjunctive mood: He insists that she come. This page has a lot of information about the subjunctive and its uses in English.
- This one is correct.
- It is subjunctive mood: He insists that she come.
- This page has a lot of information about the subjunctive and its uses in English.
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This one is correct. It is subjunctive mood:
He insists that she come.
This page has a lot of information about the subjunctive and its uses in English.
http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch09.html
He insists that she come.
This page has a lot of information about the subjunctive and its uses in English.
http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch09.html
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I know this is an old post, but note the following:
1) His financial advisor insists that he cheat on his income tax.
2) His financial advisor insists that he cheats on his income tax.
1) is a strong plea to take future action.
2) is a claim that an action regularly occurs.
The same applies to the OP's target sentence.
CJ
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