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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

What is the rule?

Hi,

I have been doing this by "gut feeling", which is not the best way to do grammar. I am trying to locate the rule for this, but I cannot find it.

One writes: "Prudence will require that he cease all work." One does not write: ""Prudence will require that he **ceases** all work."

Please help me find a rule-based explanation.

Thank you!
Sam
  

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Anonymous Please help me find a rule-based explanation. , demand, require, suggest, insist, recommend. , It is necessary that, It is important that.

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  • Anonymous Please help me find a rule-based explanation.
  • , demand, require, suggest, insist, recommend.
  • , It is necessary that, It is important that.
  • , the demand that, the requirement that.
  • Some people call this plain form the mand ative form (related to 'com mand '); some call it the present subjunctive form.
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AnonymousPlease help me find a rule-based explanation.
The plain form is used in clauses that follow certain verbs, e.g., demand, require, suggest, insist, recommend.

The same is true for certain adjective constructions, e.g., It is necessary that, It is important that.

And for some nouns (related to the verbs above), e.g., the demand that, t
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