After having wintered in what is now known as James Bay, the southern pocket of the huge bay that would be named for Henry Hudson, some of his crew mandated for Hudson to leave the ship.
A. some of his crew mandated for Hudson to leave the ship.
B. some of his crew mandated that Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
C. some of his crew mandated for forcing Hudson to leave the ship.
D. some of his crew had a mandate that Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
E. some of his crew mandated to Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
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I will put my money on A.gmatmachoman wrote:After having wintered in what is now known as James Bay, the southern pocket of the huge bay that would be named for Henry Hudson, some of his crew mandated for Hudson to leave the ship.
A. some of his crew mandated for Hudson to leave the ship.
B. some of his crew mandated that Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
C. some of his crew mandated for forcing Hudson to leave the ship.
D. some of his crew had a mandate that Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
E. some of his crew mandated to Hudson be forced to leave the ship.
A - "mandated for" idiom . Also, "crew mandated" correct tense as the action has taken place after After having wintered .
B - forcing is redundant for mandated.
C - "had a mandate" means that the action has taken place before having wintered.
D- forced redundant
E - forced redundant.
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sorry hrishi, give one more try!!
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I would choose B. This is testing the command subjunctive.
The form for that is
subject bossy verb That Command subjunctive
The form for that is
subject bossy verb That Command subjunctive
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Yes B could be the one .....though "forced" and "mandated" are redundantgmatmachoman wrote:sorry hrishi, give one more try!!
"mandated that " is also idiom and "Hudson be forced" is always better than " for Hudson to leave"
Is it B?
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Thanks a ton!osirus0830 wrote:I would choose B. This is testing the command subjunctive.
The form for that is
subject bossy verb That Command subjunctive
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Osirus..well done!!
OA : B
and it uses "subjunctive" concept
Gud attempt Hrishi.
OA : B
and it uses "subjunctive" concept
Gud attempt Hrishi.
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i opted for the right answer choice because that was the only one that sounded right to my ear. could someone throw some light on the 'command subjunctive' and 'subjunctive' concepts?
and which is the right idiom: mandate for or mandate that?
and which is the right idiom: mandate for or mandate that?
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Actually, I don't know much about 'command subjunctive' and 'subjunctive' conceptsrahul.s wrote:i opted for the right answer choice because that was the only one that sounded right to my ear. could someone throw some light on the 'command subjunctive' and 'subjunctive' concepts?
and which is the right idiom: mandate for or mandate that?
But both idioms are right. Also, "mandate" is like ordering something to someone.
So if we use "mandate that" the word "be " is necessary ..that what OA does.
The only problem with A is --"mandated for Hudson to....(verb)" is awkward
It should have been --- "mandated for Hudson .......(noun)" is correct.
"mandated for" should be used for "noun"
Example : Students mandated for new PC's. Here PC is the noun and not verb ----hence correct
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Even if you don't know subjunctive concept u can crack this Q..( im also weak in subjunctive )
"mandated that " is the correct Idiom so that only leaves us with only 2 options - B and D.
D is eliminated due to "had"
"had a mandate" means that the mandate was decided before crew wintered in James Bay.
So correct ans - B
"mandated that " is the correct Idiom so that only leaves us with only 2 options - B and D.
D is eliminated due to "had"
"had a mandate" means that the mandate was decided before crew wintered in James Bay.
So correct ans - B
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The correct idiom is mandate that.
rahul.s wrote:i opted for the right answer choice because that was the only one that sounded right to my ear. could someone throw some light on the 'command subjunctive' and 'subjunctive' concepts?
and which is the right idiom: mandate for or mandate that?