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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
1 The District Court ordered the defendant be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
2 The District Court ordered the defendant to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
3 The District Court ordered that the defendant be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
4 The District Court ordered that the defendant to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
5 The District Court ordered that the defendant is to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
My western fds said some of them make sentences and some of them not..I can never understand why..Can somebody pls help and explain to me why...
I do not know how to use the word "be"
Cheers.
Grammar
Which seetences make more sense?
1 The District Court ordered the defendant be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
2 The District Court ordered the defendant to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
3 The District Court ordered that the defendant be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
4 The District Court ordered that the defendant to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
5 The District Court ordered that the defendant is to be jailed for 18 years for abusing the victim.
My western fds said some of them make sentences and some of them not..I can never understand why..Can somebody pls help and explain to me why...
I do not know how to use the word "be"
Cheers.
Top answer
These sentences are trying to use the subjunctive mood of the verb "be". You can read the complete section on the subjunctive in . Here is an excerpt that pertains to these sentences: to express a command, request, or suggestion.
- These sentences are trying to use the subjunctive mood of the verb "be".
- You can read the complete section on the subjunctive in .
- Here is an excerpt that pertains to these sentences: to express a command, request, or suggestion.
- Content clauses expressing commands, requests, or suggestions commonly use the present subjunctive ; such a clause may be introduced by a verb like propose, suggest, recommend, order, demand, or mandate, by an adjective like imperative, important, adamant, or necessary, or by a noun like insistence or proposal.
- The present subjunctive is used in these cases regardless of the actual time reference (which must be conveyed by the tense of the main verb): Examples: I move(d) that the bill be put to a vote.
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These sentences are trying to use the subjunctive mood of the verb "be". You can read the complete section on the subjunctive in . Here is an excerpt that pertains to these sentences: to express a command, request, or suggestion.
Content clauses expressing commands, requests, or suggestions commonly use the present subjunctive; such a clause may be introduced
Content clauses expressing commands, requests, or suggestions commonly use the present subjunctive; such a clause may be introduced
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