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Financial Officers---Tough one! Experts help plzz

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by amysky_0205 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:47 am
Several financial officers of the company spoke on condition that they not be named in the press reports.

A. that they not be named
B. that their names will not be used
C. that their names are not used
D. of not having their names
E. of not naming them

OA: A

can someone explain this one?

It's a little hard choosing this.

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by viveksingh222 » Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:22 am
It is very simple, once you know subjunctives well, here is a link that will help you learn subjunctives.
https://www.englishpage.com/minitutorial ... ctive.html

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by Tommy Wallach » Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:15 pm
Hey Amysky,

This is a rare version of the COMMAND subjunctive with the idiom "on condition." First, let's look at some more common subjunctives:

I demand that you buy dinner.
I request that you eat lunch.
I require that you play golf.

In these three examples, the verbs instigate a subjunctive structure. We always begin with THAT, then the object of the verb, then the subjunctive form of the verb in question (buy, eat, play). That's formed by taking the infinitive and removing the "to": to buy = buy, to eat = eat, to play = play.

If a verb needs to be passive, we would remove the "to" from the passive infinitive: to be bought = be bought, to be helped = be helped.

In this case, "on condition" signals our structure. We follow it with THAT, then the object (they), then the subjunctive.

Hope that helps!

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