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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

necessitates that the child stay/stays

Please which of the following is correct?
The first condition necessitates that the child stay with his mother.
The first condition necessitates that the child stays with his mother.

I think both are correct, but the first is better.

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HifaMo I think both are correct, but the first is better . That's what I would say. But I think that's subjunctive mood, and it's not often used these days.

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  • HifaMo I think both are correct, but the first is better .
  • That's what I would say.
  • But I think that's subjunctive mood, and it's not often used these days.
  • " In these cases where modals are used, the main verb "to stay" remains in the base form, which happens to be the same as the subjunctive in this instance.
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HifaMoI think both are correct, but the first is better.
That's what I would say. But I think that's subjunctive mood, and it's not often used these days.

We often hear, "that the child should stay, or must stay."
In these cases where modals are used, the main verb "to stay" remains in the base form, which happens to b
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