Setting a precedent that lasted more than a century, George Washington disappointed the people insisting that he should run for a third term as president.
(A) insisting that he should
(B) insisting him to
(C) and their insistence that he
(D) who insisted that he
(E) who insisted him to
OA: D
Source: VeritasPrep SC #2
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Assuming that 'terms' is supposed to be term?
For the benefit of those reviewing, also helpful if you can underline relevant section in original sentence.
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For the benefit of those reviewing, also helpful if you can underline relevant section in original sentence.
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Corrected. Thanks.brianlange77 wrote:Assuming that 'terms' is supposed to be term?
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Will Someone clarify why it is D instead of E. I got D, but I cannot explain it other than it looks/ sounds better than E. I would also say that they insisted that he run rather than for him to run because to run could insinuate to actually run as in running rather than a political office? Clarification would be nice.
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Hey Bpolley,
This is the closest place to where your "intuitive" takes on SC are rewarded. This issue is known as an idiomatic issue...in other words, it's just the way English is spoken.
HOWEVER, it can still be described grammatically!
(D) who insisted that he
(E) who insisted him to
In answer choice (E), "him" is the object of "insisted." However, the verb "to insist" is not transitive, meaning it does not take an object in English. You can't say: "I insist you!" in the same way you can say "I implore you" or "I punch you."
In reality, "to insist" is a verb that takes the subjunctive construction. It must always be followed by the word "that" if you're going to have a clause after it. For example, you are allowed to say:
I insist!
But you can't say:
I insist he go to the store.
You must say:
I insist THAT he go to the store.
Why? Because the verb is taking the subjunctive. What's the subjunctive? Well look at that last example, particularly the verb "go." Notice that it's not the usual verb we'd expect here in English:
He goes to the store.
So why did we use "go" in the example? Because that's the subjunctive! Other examples of it:
I demand that he go to the store.
I require that he go to the store.
I request that he go to the store.
Hope that helps!
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This is the closest place to where your "intuitive" takes on SC are rewarded. This issue is known as an idiomatic issue...in other words, it's just the way English is spoken.
HOWEVER, it can still be described grammatically!
(D) who insisted that he
(E) who insisted him to
In answer choice (E), "him" is the object of "insisted." However, the verb "to insist" is not transitive, meaning it does not take an object in English. You can't say: "I insist you!" in the same way you can say "I implore you" or "I punch you."
In reality, "to insist" is a verb that takes the subjunctive construction. It must always be followed by the word "that" if you're going to have a clause after it. For example, you are allowed to say:
I insist!
But you can't say:
I insist he go to the store.
You must say:
I insist THAT he go to the store.
Why? Because the verb is taking the subjunctive. What's the subjunctive? Well look at that last example, particularly the verb "go." Notice that it's not the usual verb we'd expect here in English:
He goes to the store.
So why did we use "go" in the example? Because that's the subjunctive! Other examples of it:
I demand that he go to the store.
I require that he go to the store.
I request that he go to the store.
Hope that helps!
-t
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Tommy,
That was quite possibly the best explanation ever. Immediately bookmarked. I know the GMAT tests this type of question quite a bit, I just never was able to distinguish the correct answer other than merely using intution. It is good to know WHY. Thanks so much Tommy.
That was quite possibly the best explanation ever. Immediately bookmarked. I know the GMAT tests this type of question quite a bit, I just never was able to distinguish the correct answer other than merely using intution. It is good to know WHY. Thanks so much Tommy.
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Glad to help!
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i just saw "who insisted him to " and i immediately knew E was wrong because him is the subject meaning that you would have to use whom to refer to an object... is this the right logic?
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Hutch27 -- It's more that the correct idiomatic usage is "insist THAT", but you are also correct that in this instance, we're looking for subject usage (He) not object usage (him.)hutch27 wrote:i just saw "who insisted him to " and i immediately knew E was wrong because him is the subject meaning that you would have to use whom to refer to an object... is this the right logic?
Make sense?
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