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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Natural Sentence

Could you tell me whether the following sentences sound natural?

1. How is it understood that he insists a law against the hiring of illegal immigrants have to be enacted?
2. How is it considered that he insists a law against the hiring of illegal immigrants have to be enacted?
3. What does it seemingly mean to you that he insists a law against the hiring of illegal immigrants have to be enacted?
  

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It should be "has to be enacted" (subject is "a law", singular). The questions seem somewhat convoluted, and I find it quite hard to know what sort of answer is expected, especially for the first two.

— GPY

  • It should be "has to be enacted" (subject is "a law", singular).
  • The questions seem somewhat convoluted, and I find it quite hard to know what sort of answer is expected, especially for the first two.
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It should be "has to be enacted" (subject is "a law", singular).

The questions seem somewhat convoluted, and I find it quite hard to know what sort of answer is expected, especially for the first two.
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Are you trying to express surprise at his insistence about passing a law?
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Do you perhaps mean this?

Why is he insisting on a new law against hiring illegal immigrants?

Clive
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lucas21cinsists a law against the hiring of illegal immigrants have to be enacted
I think you're going for a subjunctive construction with 'insist'.

insists (that) a law be enacted is OK.
insists (that) a law have to be enacted is not OK even though it uses the subjunctive correctly. I don't know why exactly. It's probably because
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