Odd word out
I have to select a verb which is not possible to use in the following sentence. I have looked online, but all of the structures seem to be possible. Is it something to do with the adverb here, or is it a question of structure?
I strongly encourage you to consider adopting a mentor programme.
I strongly request you to consider adopting a mentor programme.
I strongly urge you to consider adopting a mentor programme.
I strongly advise you to consider adopting a mentor programme.
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Request. You can't request someone infinitive . You have to request that someone subjunctive .
- Request.
- You can't request someone infinitive .
- You have to request that someone subjunctive .
- " Some dialects do not use the subjunctive very much, and you see the indicative instead, which doesn't matter here because the forms are the same.
- The reason you couldn't see that on the Internet is the same reason you can't learn grammar from reading the Internet: People who write on the Internet are not qualified to do so, as a rule.
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Request. You can't request someone infinitive. You have to request that someone subjunctive. "I strongly request that you consider adopting a mentor programme." Some dialects do not use the subjunctive very much, and you see the indicative instead, which doesn't matter here because the forms are the same.
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