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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:26 am
Before they will consider a settlement, the
striking teachers demand that the school board
fire the substitute teachers and establishes
payment scales guaranteeing cost of living
increases.
(A) and establishes payment scales
guaranteeing cost of living increases
(B) and to establish payment scales that
would guarantee cost of living increases
(C) and establishes payment scales to
guarantee cost of living increases
(D) and establish payment scales to
guarantee cost of living increases
(E) to establish payment scales that would
guarantee cost of living increases


Wht is wrong with C.
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by raunekk » Thu Nov 06, 2008 6:38 am
imo:D

subjunctive mood...
tats why establish and not establishes....
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by s_kaks » Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:15 am
it is D

it should be School board fire ... and establish
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:06 am
Do u want to say fire and establish are parallel ? How ?
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by rohangupta83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:27 am
the demand is for the school board to do two things

1. fire substitute teachers
2. establish payment scales....
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:30 am
wht is wrong with 'establishes'....it is singular........and firing is also singular..isnt it..im confused..may b im giving u weird logic.
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by rohangupta83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:47 am
vivek.kapoor83 wrote:wht is wrong with 'establishes'....it is singular........and firing is also singular..isnt it..im confused..may b im giving u weird logic.
i think the difference is the tense

establishes is simple present tense

whereas establish like fire is base verb form.
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by raunekk » Thu Nov 06, 2008 8:56 pm
i think the difference is the tense

establishes is simple present tense

whereas establish like fire is base verb form
exactly..

One should always use the base form of the word in a subjunctive construction involving a that clause.

wrong:

She recommended that john takes the ferry.

correct:

She recommended that john take the ferry.

(source: manhattan Sc correction)

i hope this helps..
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:46 pm
Thanx raunekk and Rohan...that indeed was helpful ...means in Subjuntive mood , u have to use base verb form...
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