The government requests that he does not leave the county
At 2:21, the lawyer says:
But the government requests that he does not leave the county. And we're serious about that.
Here, 'he' refers to 'Nitro Zeus', a Decepticon. And when Megatron wants him released, the lawyer objects to the release by saying this line.
In the movie, the lawyer is American, and I wonder why she didn't use the subjunctive as in:
But the government requests that he not leave the county.
Or 'should'
But the government requests that he should not leave the county.
Is it okay to use the present tense as here in these types of sentences?
Top answer
The subjunctive is not used in modern English as much as you may think it is.
- The subjunctive is not used in modern English as much as you may think it is.
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The subjunctive is not used in modern English as much as you may think it is.
0JungKimthe government requests that he does not leave the county.
[Did you mean country?]
It looked and sounded wrong, even stupid, the moment I read it. I think I may even have felt a shiver go up my spine.
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