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SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

by navdeepbajwa » Sun Nov 22, 2009 11:02 am
According to a recent study, hand sanitizers require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of most harmful bacteria and viruses.

A require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of
B require that there be a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration to kill
C require that a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration be present to kill
D require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration to kill
E require that there be a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of

why C is wrong isn't C represents subjunctive mood or its passive voice

OA is D
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by OGMATTERS » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:04 pm
I appreciate the OA spoiler, but your discussion about choice C as well as not underlining the original sentence is distracting.
Please use the underline and spoiler buttons when posting SC questions.
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by Ludacrispat26 » Sun Nov 22, 2009 7:11 pm
The correct idiom is "require X...Y" not "require X....that Y"
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by farooq » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:18 pm
navdeepbajwa wrote:According to a recent study, hand sanitizers require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of most harmful bacteria and viruses.

A require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of
B require that there be a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration to kill
C require that a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration be present to kill
D require a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration to kill
E require that there be a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration for the killing of

why C is wrong isn't C represents subjunctive mood or its passive voice

OA is D
require is followed by object. Require + Object.
Require that....be & require...to both are correct. In this sentence hand sanitizer require something to kill bacteria.

require that a 60 percent minimum alcohol concentration be present to kill

It indicates that hand sanitizer is expressing a wish/desire/recommendation. Hand sanitizer cannot express moods. I believe this is the main reason to eliminate C.
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