Problems with subjunctives

IMPORTANCE SUBJUNCTIVE VERBS

The following verbs are used before that and
the verb word clause to express.
Importance
Ask propose
Demand recommend
Desire request
Insist require
Prefer suggest
urge

that

Verb
word

Mr.
Johnson

prefers

that

she

speak

Examples
Inc : The doctor suggested that she will not smoke
C : the doctor suggested that she not smoke
Inc : I propose that the vote is secret ballot
C : I propose that the vote be secret ballot
Inc : She insisted that they would give her a receipt
C : She insisted that they give her receipt

With him
personally

Exercises
Less moderate members of Congress are insisting
that changes in the Social Security System
made
A. Will
B. Are
C. Being
D. Be
Many architects prefers that a done is used to roof
buildings that need to conserve floor space

IMPORTANCE NOUNS DERIVED FROM SUBJUNCTIVE

VERBS

Demand
Insistence
Preference
Proposal
Noun
The
recommendation

recommendation
request
requirement
suggestion
that
that

S
we

Verb
word
be

Evaluated was
approved

Examples
Inc : He complied with requirement that all
graduate students in education should write a
thesis
C : He complied with the requirement that all
graduate students in education write a thesis
Inc : The committee refused the request that the
prerequisite shall be waived
C : The committee refused the request that the
prerequisite be waived

EXERCISES
It is the recommendation of many psychologists
to associate words and remember names
A. That a learner uses mental images
B. A learner to use mental images
C. Mental images are used
D. That a learner use mental images
Despite their insistence that he will appear when
there is an important event, the president
schedules press conferences with the news
media in his discretion

IMPORTANCE IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS

Remember that the following adj are

used in impersonal expressions
Essential
imperatives
Important
necessary
It is
It is

adjective

infinitive

important

to verify

the data

or
It is

adjective

that

Verb
word

It is

important

that

the data

be

verified

EXAMPLES
In : it is imperatives that you are on
time
C
: it is imperatives that you be on
time
or
it is imperatives to be on time

EXERCISES
It is necessary the approaches to a bridge, the road
design, and the alignment in such a way as to the
best accommodate the expected traffic flow over
and under it.
A. Plan
B. To plan
C. Planning
D. the plan
It is essential that vitamins are supplied either by
foods or by supplementary tablets for normal
growth to occur

PURPOSE - INFINITIVES
Remember that an infinitive can express
purpose. It is a short form of in order to
S

Laura

jogs

She

takes

vitamins

Infinitive
(purpose)
to stay

fit

To feel

Better

Examples
In : Wear several layers of clothing for
keep warm
C : Wear several layers of clothing to keep
warm

EXERCISES
In the Morril Act, Congress granted federal
lands to the states agricultural and
mechanical art colleges
A. For establish
B. To establish
C. Establish
D. Establishment
Papyrus was used for to make not only paper
but also sails, baskets, clothing

PROBLEMS WITH PASSIVE

PASSIVE WORD ORDER

Remember that in passive sentence the

actor is unknown or not important
S

BE

Participle

State
University

is

located

At the corner of College and

third

Example:
In : My wedding ring made of yellow and
white gold
C : My wedding ring is made of yellow and
white gold

EXERCISES
In the stringed instruments, the tones
by playing a bow across a set of strings
that may be made of wire or gut
A. They produce
B. Producing
C. Are produced
D. That are producing
Work is often measure in units called foot
found

PASSIVE S- AGENT
The actor in passive sentence is called
the
agent
This report was
by
Phil
written

In
: Most of us are sponsored from
our parents
C : Most of us are sponsored by our
parents
In
: The car was inspected for
Customs

EXERCISES
The famous architect, Frank Lioyd Wright, was
greatly , who wanted him to study
architecture
A. Influenced by his mother
B. From his mothers influence
C. His mother influenced him
D. Influencing for his mother
In the ionosphere, gases have been partly ionized
for high frequency radiation from the sun and
other sources

PASSIVES - INFINITIVES

A passive infinitive can be used with a

present form of the BE verb to express
a future intention, and with the past
form of the BE to express an attention
that was not realized in the past
S

BE (pres)

To be

participle
s

Future
time

The project

is

To be

completed

By 2005

BE (past)

To be

participle
s

Future
time

The project

was

To be

completed

By 1995

EXAMPLES
In :The play was to be cancel, but was
only
postponed
C : The play was to be canceled, but
was only
postponed
In : The game is to rescheduled
C : The game is to be rescheduled

EXERCISES
The TOEFL examination by the year 2002
A. Completely revised
B. Is revised completely
C. Is to be revised completely
D. Completely is to revise
From now on, new buildings in level one
earthquake zones in the United States are
to constructed to withstand a tremor
without suffering structural damage

NECESSITY FOR REPAIR OUR IMPROVEMENT - NEED

NEED may express necessity for repair or

improvement
S

NEED

-ing form

This paragraph

needs

Revising

This paragraph

needs

To be revised

Examples:
In : His car needs to fix
C : His car needs fixing
or
His car needs to be fixed

EXERCISES
If more than five thousand dollars in monetary
instruments is transported into the United States, a
report needs with the Customs Office
A. File
B. Filling
C. To file
D. To be file
Because the interstate highway system linking roads
across the country was built about forty-five years
ago, most of the roads in the system now need
repaired