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Paul_h Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Verbs followed by infinitive (e.g. require that there be)
Hi,
I'm wondering what this concept is called. Sometimes, I hear people say things that--to me as a non-native--sound weird. For instace:
I demand that my employees be left all the room to carry out good work.
Is that also the case with:
I demand that he give the book to me.
It sounds odd. I think I've heard it for 'suggest', too:
Why don't you suggest he give a demo later on?
So there seems to be an infinitive of sorts. Why?
Paul
I'm wondering what this concept is called. Sometimes, I hear people say things that--to me as a non-native--sound weird. For instace:
I demand that my employees be left all the room to carry out good work.
Is that also the case with:
I demand that he give the book to me.
It sounds odd. I think I've heard it for 'suggest', too:
Why don't you suggest he give a demo later on?
So there seems to be an infinitive of sorts. Why?
Paul
Top answer
paul_h I'm wondering what this concept is called. Hi Paul, It's called subjunctive mood and you may find lots of threads on this topic via the search box at the top-right corner of the page. You might also have a look at a very recent thread on this: IS vs BE?
- paul_h I'm wondering what this concept is called.
- Hi Paul, It's called subjunctive mood and you may find lots of threads on this topic via the search box at the top-right corner of the page.
- You might also have a look at a very recent thread on this: IS vs BE?
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paul_hI'm wondering what this concept is called.Hi Paul,
It's called subjunctive mood and you may find lots of threads on this topic via the search box at the top-right corner of the page.
You might also have a look at a very recent thread on this: IS vs BE?
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