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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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The word 'Convert' , wierd usage

I saw the following sentence at Jeruslem Post newspaper:
"Local man who demanded that he convert to Islam".

Now , what I don't understand is how the convert comes with a s after 'He'?
Shouldn't They have to write:
"Local man who demanded that he converts to Islam".

I'll be glad for an explanation.
Thanks!
  

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Hi, It's not "weird usage". It's the subjunctive form. See also these threads: and this section from Wikipedia: The subjunctive in English: Usage - To express a command, request, or suggestion

— Tanit

  • Hi, It's not "weird usage".
  • It's the subjunctive form.
  • See also these threads: and this section from Wikipedia: The subjunctive in English: Usage - To express a command, request, or suggestion
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Hi,

It's not "weird usage". It's the subjunctive form.

See also these threads:






and this section from Wikipedia:

The subjunctive in

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You really helped me. Thanks!
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"Local man who demanded that he convert to Islam".

I just wanted to point out that it's not a complete sentence. It's also not clear whether "he" refers to the local man or to someone else.

"Local man demanded that he convert to Islam" would be a complete sentence, (in caption or headline style, leaving out "a" or "the" before "local man") but with "who" in there it leaves you
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