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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

It's essential that ....

Hello everyone. Please let me know .... Which of the following is correct?
A. It's essential that everyone should be here on time.
B. It's essential that everyone be here on time .
C. It's essential that everyone is here on time.
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Top answer

Some people accept all three. Personally, I'm a little doubtful about the last one (C). It's not quite right in American English, but if someone said it in context I might not even notice anything wrong about it.

— CalifJim

  • Some people accept all three.
  • Personally, I'm a little doubtful about the last one (C).
  • It's not quite right in American English, but if someone said it in context I might not even notice anything wrong about it.
  • CJ
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Some people accept all three. Personally, I'm a little doubtful about the last one (C). It's not quite right in American English, but if someone said it in context I might not even notice anything wrong about it.

CJ
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sunny123A. It's essential that everyone should be here on time. B. It's essential that everyone be here on time .C. It's essential that everyone is here on time
Can it be the same if said: It's essential for everyone to be here on time?
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AnonymousCan it be the same if said: It's essential for everyone to be here on time?
Yes. It's exactly the same meaning.

CJ
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CalifJimYes.
Thank you for the reply.
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Thank you Califjim. As you answered then all of them can be somehow correct. Then in fact you mean such a multiple choice is wrong because it has more than one correct choice. And also the fourth alternative was given by Anonymous.
However can you choose the best choice among these three? The one you think is the best choice?

A. It's essential that everyone should be here on time.
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sunny123it has more than one correct choice
Yes, for the general reader. However, if the question is given to a group of students who have been instructed that there is only one way to express that thought, then for that group of students there is only one answer.

My guess is that the test makers expect B as the one correct answe
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sunny123 Hello everyone. Please let me know .... Which of the following is correct? A. It's essential that everyone should be here on time. B. It's essential that everyone be here on time .C. It's essential that everyone is here on time.?
If it is within the context of subjunctives then "B" is the only answer.
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CalifJim sunny123it has more than one correct choiceYes, for the general reader. However, if the question is given to a group of students who have been instructed that there is only one way to express that thought, then for that group of students there is only one answer.My guess is that the test makers expect B as the one correct answer in both cases that you presented,
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sunny123 PPP ... PPPPP
What are all these marks for?

CJ
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I was going to put "check marks" instead of the letter P there. But I don't know how to type "check mark" here in this site.
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