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MustAsk Posted 12 years ago
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It's crucial that he go/goes
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My guess is that "it's crucial that he go there" is correct, but what about "it's crucial that he goes there" ?
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My guess is that "it's crucial that he go there" is correct, but what about "it's crucial that he goes there" ?
Thanks!
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MustAsk My guess is that " I t's crucial that he go there" is correct, but what about " I t's crucial that he goes there "? They are both correct.
- MustAsk My guess is that " I t's crucial that he go there" is correct, but what about " I t's crucial that he goes there "?
- They are both correct.
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MustAskMy guess is that "It's crucial that he go there" is correct, but what about "It's crucial that he goes there"?They are both correct.
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MustAskIt's crucial that he go there.Similar to He must go there (in the future).
MustAskIt's crucial that he goes there.Similar to The fact that he goes there (regularly these days) is very important.
To my ear, th
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CalifJim MustAskIt's crucial that he go there.Similar to He must go there (in the future).MustAskIt's crucial that he goes there.Similar to The fact that he goes there (regularly these days) is very important.CJMany speakers of BrE would use 'goes' in both these situations.
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fivejedjonMany speakers of BrE would use 'goes' in both these situations.OK. I added "(AmE)" just for you.
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I have another question regarding this, would this sentence work in AmE?
It's important that he attend every day.
To me this seems like a contradiction that doesn't make much sense from what I read in CJ's post. It should either be "...he attendS every day" or it should only be used in the following context "It's important that he attend the meeting (attend only once).". Am I thi
It's important that he attend every day.
To me this seems like a contradiction that doesn't make much sense from what I read in CJ's post. It should either be "...he attendS every day" or it should only be used in the following context "It's important that he attend the meeting (attend only once).". Am I thi
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It is important that he attends. - He attends. This is important.
It is important that he he attend. - He should attend. This is important.
It is important that he he attend. - He should attend. This is important.
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MustAskTo me this seems like a contradiction ... Am I thinking right?It's a good logical deduction from the facts that you know, but you're missing something, namely, that when you remove the s ending (put the verb in the subjunctive), it loses its power to express aspect, so the idea that the s is only there to indicate regularly occurring acti
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