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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Insist?

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1. He insisted that she buys apples.

2. He insisted on her buying apples.

Are both correct?

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anonymous Are both correct? Yes, but in US English, the first one does not mean what you want. We still use the subjunctive at times when the Brits often do not, as here.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Are both correct?
  • Yes, but in US English, the first one does not mean what you want.
  • We still use the subjunctive at times when the Brits often do not, as here.
  • We would say that he insisted she buy apples, meaning that he wanted her to buy them.
  • "Buys" means that she does buy them, and he wanted to make that fact clear, a weird thing to say.
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anonymousAre both correct?

Yes, but in US English, the first one does not mean what you want. We still use the subjunctive at times when the Brits often do not, as here. We would say that he insisted she buy apples, meaning that he wanted her to buy them. "Buys" means that she does buy them, and he wanted to make that fact clear, a weird thing to say.

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anonymousAre both correct?

Yes, but the second one is awkward.

NOTE:

1) Mrs. Johnson insists that her son buys apples at Erik's Market every week.
2) Mrs. Johnson insists that her son buy apples at Erik's Market every week.

Meaning (US English):

1) Mrs. Johnson makes a strong claim that her son really does buy apples as described

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