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by manu.pant » Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:30 am
Several senior officials spoke to the press on the condition that they not be named in the story.

a.
b. that their names will not be used
c. that their names are not used
d. of not being named
e. they will not be named
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:02 am
The best answer here is B. What questions did you have around this problem?
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by aditya8062 » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:12 pm
Jim@StratusPrep wrote:The best answer here is B. What questions did you have around this problem?
i find B wrong .we need a subjunctive here "on the condition".so the best answer is A
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by manu.pant » Sat Feb 23, 2013 7:51 pm
How is option a & c incorrect in that case? I could not errors in a,b,&c
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by sana.noor » Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:49 pm
Its A, Its a Subjunctive case
Several senior officials spoke to the press on the condition that they not be named in the story.

a. Right (subjunctive mood) its a condition that they not be named
b. that their names will not be used----> use of "Their" and "will"
c. that their names are not used----> same mistake no need of are and their, command subjunctive
d. of not being named----> Being is wrong
e. they will not be named----> use of "will" is wrong
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