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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Financial advisers suggest that setting aside cash for emergencies it easier for the first-time investor to recover from losses.
(A) makes (B) be made (C) make (D) made
HI,
Would you pick any other choice to fit in the above besides C make? Thanks.
(A) makes (B) be made (C) make (D) made
HI,
Would you pick any other choice to fit in the above besides C make? Thanks.
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Hi, The subject of the clause is 'setting aside', which requires a singular verb. So, choose A. The present tense of A makes the sentence a generalized statement about all recoveries.
- Hi, The subject of the clause is 'setting aside', which requires a singular verb.
- So, choose A.
- The present tense of A makes the sentence a generalized statement about all recoveries.
- However, D is also correct grammar if you look on it as a statement about some particular recovery that occured in the past.
- This is a much, much less likely interpretation.
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Hi,
The subject of the clause is 'setting aside', which requires a singular verb. So, choose A.
The present tense of A makes the sentence a generalized statement about all recoveries.
However, D is also correct grammar if you look on it as a statement about some particular recovery that occured in the past. This is a much, much less likely interpretation.
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The subject of the clause is 'setting aside', which requires a singular verb. So, choose A.
The present tense of A makes the sentence a generalized statement about all recoveries.
However, D is also correct grammar if you look on it as a statement about some particular recovery that occured in the past. This is a much, much less likely interpretation.
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Thanks, Clive.
Don't you have to take the special verb "suggest" into consideration in the base sentence? That is, it is always followed by a that-clause with "should" being optional.
Financial advisers suggest that setting aside cash for emergencies (should) make it easier for the first-time investor to recover from losses.
Don't you have to take the special verb "suggest" into consideration in the base sentence? That is, it is always followed by a that-clause with "should" being optional.
Financial advisers suggest that setting aside cash for emergencies (should) make it easier for the first-time investor to recover from losses.
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Hi,
Don't you have to take the special verb "suggest" into consideration in the base sentence? That is, it is always followed by a that-clause with "should" being optional.
'I suggest that an umbrella keeps you dry in the rain'. Sounds fine.
'I suggest that an umbrella should keep you dry in the rain'. Sounds fine.
'I suggest that an umbrella keep you dry in th
Don't you have to take the special verb "suggest" into consideration in the base sentence? That is, it is always followed by a that-clause with "should" being optional.
'I suggest that an umbrella keeps you dry in the rain'. Sounds fine.
'I suggest that an umbrella should keep you dry in the rain'. Sounds fine.
'I suggest that an umbrella keep you dry in th
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