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Subjunctive mood question

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by aolas14 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:48 am
I have question from Manhattan's GMAT SC
Ethan is unsure what to do tonight: his boss wants that he stay at the office, but his wife insists that he come home for dinner.
Given explanation is
Ethan is unsure what to do tonight: his boss wants him to stay stay at the office, but his wife insists that he come home for dinner.
Why answer is not ...but his wife insists that he be come home...
Why the command subjunctive is not written as 'be come home?'
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by Jim@StratusPrep » Wed Jan 30, 2013 2:24 pm
I am not sure I follow. Can you right the sentence as you think it should be. Please highlight or bold so that I can give good answer.
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by aolas14 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:10 pm
Thanks for reply! I am giving question, correct answer, and my answer
question: Ethan is unsure what to do tonight: his boss wants that he stay at the office, but his wife insists that he come home for dinner.
Given answer: Ethan is unsure what to do tonight: his boss wants him to stay at the office, but his wife insists that he come home for dinner.
My answer: Ethan is unsure what to do tonight: his boss wants him to stay at the office, but his wife insists that he be come home for dinner.
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by Tommy Wallach » Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:19 pm
Hey Aolas,

The answer to your question may not be satisfying, but it's what it is.

The command subjunctive is formed in a very specific way: you take the infinitive form of the verb and remove the "to". You do not use ANY other words (be, should, etc.).

I demand that you come home. (infinitive = to come, so subjunctive = come)
I insist that you buy dinner. (infinitive = to buy, so subjunctive = buy)
It is required that Frodo climb Mt. Doom. (infinitive = to climb, so subjunctive = climb)

Now, the only thing that can complicate this is voice. Every transitive verb has both an active and a passive infinitive:

Eat -- Active infinitive: to eat, passive infinitive: to be eaten.

So if you're trying to form the command subjunctive in the passive voice, you do include "be" (because that would still represent the infinitive without "to").

I demand that he be allowed to enter the castle. (passive infinitive = "to be allowed", command subjunctive: "be allowed")

In the sentence you gave, "come" is in the active voice (as a side note, "come" is not a transitive verb, meaning it can't take an object, thus it can't ever be in the passive voice), so we would not put the word "be" in front of "come".

Hope that helps!

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