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FlagofFreedom Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
stop? stops?
should "stop" be "stops?"
Context:
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- President Bush insisted Thursday that "there must be consequences" for Iran's defiance of demands that it stop enriching uranium.He said "the world now faces a grave threat from the radical regime in Iran," demonstrated by the war between Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel.
Context:
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- President Bush insisted Thursday that "there must be consequences" for Iran's defiance of demands that it stop enriching uranium.He said "the world now faces a grave threat from the radical regime in Iran," demonstrated by the war between Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel.
Top answer
No, stop is fine. Iran is currently enriching uranium and he thinks it should stop.
- No, stop is fine.
- Iran is currently enriching uranium and he thinks it should stop.
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No, stop is fine.
Iran is currently enriching uranium and he thinks it should stop.
Iran is currently enriching uranium and he thinks it should stop.
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In declarative content clauses we may use subjunctive verbal mood: the verb is not inflected ( stop(s) ).
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demands that it stop
demands/requires that forces the subjunctive:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000031.htm
demands/requires that forces the subjunctive:
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000031.htm
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My two cents:
suggest, propose, recommend, demand, order, command, desire, require, insist, advise, decree determine, prefer, stipulate, move, direct, maintain,decide,ask......
While these words express the meaning of subjective envisioned actions like order, advice, decision and recommendation, the subjunctive mood applies. Compare:
I suggest that you (should) no
suggest, propose, recommend, demand, order, command, desire, require, insist, advise, decree determine, prefer, stipulate, move, direct, maintain,decide,ask......
While these words express the meaning of subjective envisioned actions like order, advice, decision and recommendation, the subjunctive mood applies. Compare:
I suggest that you (should) no
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