Verb: requested-subjunctive

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I am just ringing to confirm you received the parcel Jennie requested to be/be delivered.Would you say both are correct? Which would you use? Is the subjunctive here common in Bre and Ame?Ta

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

English 1b3I am just ringing to confirm you received the parcel Jennie requested to be/be delivered.

Would you say both are correct? Which would you use? Is the subjunctive here common in Bre and Ame?

Ta

I am just ringing to confirm you received the parcel Jennie requested to be delivered.

Subjunctive does not apply to this sentence, since there is no subordinate clause with a finite verb. A bare infinitive cannot follow the verb "request," it has to be an infinitive form.

See the italicized clauses below (active / passive voice):

Jennie requested that he deliver the parcel immediately.
Jennie requested that the parcel be delivered immediately.

English 1b3 · Answer

Thanks, Alphecca, for the clear answer that highlightes the ignorance of my question. Sometimes I think I should think before I speak/write, but it's just not in my nature <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

AlpheccaStars · Answer

English 1b3Thanks, Alphecca, for the clear answer that highlightes the ignorance of my question.

Ignorance is no sin for those who seek knowledge. It is only the starting place of the journey.

Verb: requested-subjunctive

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