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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
The speakers demanded that ...
The speakers demanded that those responsible must be brought to justice.
The speakers demanded that those responsible should be brought to justice.
The speakers demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.
The speakers demanded that those responsible are brought to justice.
Are all these sentences correct? Which one is more common and natural?
The speakers demanded that those responsible should be brought to justice.
The speakers demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.
The speakers demanded that those responsible are brought to justice.
Are all these sentences correct? Which one is more common and natural?
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In strict English the third is the correct one, which in the subjunctive mood, very to second in meaning. The first will be used if you want to give much force to what you say. But all the sentences are correct.
- In strict English the third is the correct one, which in the subjunctive mood, very to second in meaning.
- The first will be used if you want to give much force to what you say.
- But all the sentences are correct.
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In strict English the third is the correct one, which in the subjunctive mood, very to second in meaning. The first will be used if you want to give much force to what you say. But all the sentences are correct.
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2nd: more BrE
3rd: more AmE
4th: informal
Would not use the 1st one. See the frequency at Google Books:
1 on "speakers demanded that * must" [quite rare
67 on "speakers demanded that * be"
3rd: more AmE
4th: informal
Would not use the 1st one. See the frequency at Google Books:
1 on "speakers demanded that * must" [quite rare
67 on "speakers demanded that * be"
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