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Stenka25 Posted 19 years ago
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suggest that S (should)
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00 The following comes from a test done a few days ago. 02 br
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00 We were on vacation at my parents' place in Phoenix, glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter. Our two boys, in their early teens, were demanding of everyone's time and attention. When it was suggested we (A)[go / went] to the shopping mall, everybody but my wife was enthusiastic. She begged off, insisting she (B)[want / wanted] to get some baking done that afternoon. We found out later, in the absence of any new cookies or cakes, that (C)[what / when] she had meant was indeed "baking" alone in the 80 degree sunshine. 02 br
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00 (A) 00 00 00 00 (B) 00 00 00 00 (C) 02 br
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00 ① go 00 00 00 want 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 ② go 00 00 00 want 00 00 00 when 02 br
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00 ③ go 00 00 00 wanted 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 ④ went 00 00 want 00 00 00 when 02 br
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00 ⑤ went 00 00 wanted 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 It says The answer is ③. 02 br
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00 But I think it's only right in American English. 02 br
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00 But one grammar book, Advanced English Practice, says 'went' is possible in this case. 02 br
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00 According to the BOOK, 02 br
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00 ❶ 'Should' is often used in a 'that' clause, after verbs like suggest, recommend, require, decide, ect.: 02 br
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00 ❷ 'Should' is sometimes omitted. 02 br
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00 ❸ The verb from is then sometimes 'regularized' to give the 'normal' sequence of tenses: 02 br
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00 I suggested (that) he 01 b 01 u 00 took 02 u 02 b 00 legal advice. 02 br
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00 So, I think in "When it was suggested we (A)[go / went] to the shopping mall" 'went' is also possible instead of 'go.' So ⑤ is also a correct answer. 02 br
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00 Am I right? 02 br
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00 (I also have another example of past tense in that clause. 02 br
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00 In the book, HarryPotter #4, the Goblet of Fire 02 br
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00 <In Scholastic - USA> 02 br
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00 * Mr Weasley call 00 ed 00 a halt to the verbal replays and insisted that everyone 01 u 00 go 02 u 00 to bed. 02 br
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00 <In Bloomsbury -British > 02 br
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00 * Mr Weasley call 00 ed 00 a halt to the verbal replays and insisted that everyone 01 u 00 02 u 00 went 00 to bed. 02 br
0510name [문서의 처음]
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00 The following comes from a test done a few days ago. 02 br
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00 We were on vacation at my parents' place in Phoenix, glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter. Our two boys, in their early teens, were demanding of everyone's time and attention. When it was suggested we (A)[go / went] to the shopping mall, everybody but my wife was enthusiastic. She begged off, insisting she (B)[want / wanted] to get some baking done that afternoon. We found out later, in the absence of any new cookies or cakes, that (C)[what / when] she had meant was indeed "baking" alone in the 80 degree sunshine. 02 br
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00 (A) 00 00 00 00 (B) 00 00 00 00 (C) 02 br
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00 ① go 00 00 00 want 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 ② go 00 00 00 want 00 00 00 when 02 br
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00 ③ go 00 00 00 wanted 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 ④ went 00 00 want 00 00 00 when 02 br
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00 ⑤ went 00 00 wanted 00 00 00 what 02 br
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00 It says The answer is ③. 02 br
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00 But I think it's only right in American English. 02 br
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00 But one grammar book, Advanced English Practice, says 'went' is possible in this case. 02 br
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00 According to the BOOK, 02 br
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00 ❶ 'Should' is often used in a 'that' clause, after verbs like suggest, recommend, require, decide, ect.: 02 br
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00 ❷ 'Should' is sometimes omitted. 02 br
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00 ❸ The verb from is then sometimes 'regularized' to give the 'normal' sequence of tenses: 02 br
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00 I suggested (that) he 01 b 01 u 00 took 02 u 02 b 00 legal advice. 02 br
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00 So, I think in "When it was suggested we (A)[go / went] to the shopping mall" 'went' is also possible instead of 'go.' So ⑤ is also a correct answer. 02 br
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00 Am I right? 02 br
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00 (I also have another example of past tense in that clause. 02 br
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00 In the book, HarryPotter #4, the Goblet of Fire 02 br
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00 <In Scholastic - USA> 02 br
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00 * Mr Weasley call 00 ed 00 a halt to the verbal replays and insisted that everyone 01 u 00 go 02 u 00 to bed. 02 br
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00 <In Bloomsbury -British > 02 br
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00 * Mr Weasley call 00 ed 00 a halt to the verbal replays and insisted that everyone 01 u 00 02 u 00 went 00 to bed. 02 br
0510name [문서의 처음]
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0 You are probably right. I can only answer from the viewpoint of AmE. S.
- 0 You are probably right.
- I can only answer from the viewpoint of AmE.
- S.
- your points 1 and 2 apply, but I'm not familiar with cases where point 3 applies.
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0 You are probably right. I can only answer from the viewpoint of AmE. As far as I know, here in the U.S. your points 1 and 2 apply, but I'm not familiar with cases where point 3 applies. Here we would use 02 br
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0 Thanks, especially to you, Mr. Guru. 02 br
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00 You've given me a lot of precious opinion. 02 br
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00 Thanks again. 02 br
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00 (I'm Korean. And I read American books as well as British books. 02 br
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00 And that thing have almost haunted me for years. 02 br
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00 So I posted the question. 02 br
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00 You've given me a lot of precious opinion. 02 br
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00 Thanks again. 02 br
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00 (I'm Korean. And I read American books as well as British books. 02 br
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00 And that thing have almost haunted me for years. 02 br
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00 So I posted the question. 02 br
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