Verbs after "That"
Why is it that, in the following sentence, the verb( summon)after "that" hasn't got neither the "s" of the third person nor the "ed" for the past?
"They demanded that Henry summon a great Council"
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apple tile 512 Why is it that, in the following sentence, the verb(summon) after "that" hasn't got either the "s" of the third person or the "ed" for the past? "They demanded that Henry summon a great Council" It's called the mandative construction (or the present subjunctive). It's the plain form of the verb with no ending (the same as the imperative) which you can sometimes find in a that -clause governed by certain verbs (like demand ).
- apple tile 512 Why is it that, in the following sentence, the verb(summon) after "that" hasn't got either the "s" of the third person or the "ed" for the past?
- "They demanded that Henry summon a great Council" It's called the mandative construction (or the present subjunctive).
- It's the plain form of the verb with no ending (the same as the imperative) which you can sometimes find in a that -clause governed by certain verbs (like demand ).
- In my estimation the verbs that most frequently trigger the use of the mandative construction are demand, insist, suggest, and recommend .
- I suggest that you be ready at 8 am.
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apple tile 512Why is it that, in the following sentence, the verb(summon) after "that" hasn't got either the "s" of the third person or the "ed" for the past?
"They demanded that Henry summon a great Council"
It's called the mandative construction (or the present subjunctive)
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