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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Subjunctive

The budget for education reflects the administration's demand that the money be controlled by local school districts, but it allows them to spend the money only teachers, not on books, computers, or other materials or activities.

Guys,

Demand is used here as an object of the verb reflects, and reflects that does not demand subjunctive mode? So Why is this sentence in subjunctive mode?

Please clarify
  

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*** It too can take a direct object. " Somewhere there's a rule regarding the subjunctive in this case. I doubt I'll be able to find it.

— Avangi

  • *** It too can take a direct object.
  • " Somewhere there's a rule regarding the subjunctive in this case.
  • I doubt I'll be able to find it.
  • I insist that you be ready at seven o'clock.
  • and reflects that does not demand subjunctive mode Okay, but "demands that" does , right?
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pokhThe budget for education reflects the administration's demand that the money be controlled by local school districts
Yes, "demand" is the direct object of the main verb, but it's a *** gerund.*** It too can take a direct object.

The whole "that" clause is the direct object of "demand."

Somewhere there's a rule regard
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