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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Subjunctive

He insists that Mary be relieved.
He insisted that Mary (should) be relieved.

In the second instance, it is past tense. Do we have to add 'should' for that reason?
  

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Anonymous In the second instance, it is past tense. Do we have to add 'should' for that reason? No.

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  • Anonymous In the second instance, it is past tense.
  • Do we have to add 'should' for that reason?
  • No.
  • - CB
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AnonymousIn the second instance, it is past tense. Do we have to add 'should' for that reason?
No. - CB
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Thanks, CB. So you're saying that irrespective of the tense, it works the same way?
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AnonymousThanks, CB. So you're saying that irrespective of the tense, it works the same way?
It does in this sentence, anyway. You can add should if you want to.

CB
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