Present perfect /past perfect
he insisted that mountaineering ... a sport for him , but a passion that ... his whole life
isnt /has dominated or
wasnt /had dominated
which one is correct and my other question ,should we use "insist" as a subjunctive
if we use verbs like "insist that " then second part of the sentence should be in simple tense (exm i insisted that you go ) , is this rule connected to this question ?
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remyzero should we use "insist" as a subjunctive You don't want to ask if we use "insist" as a subjunctive. You want to ask if we should use a subjunctive after "insist" in this sentence. The answer is no.
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remyzeroshould we use "insist" as a subjunctive
You don't want to ask if we use "insist" as a subjunctive. You want to ask if we should use a subjunctive after "insist" in this sentence. The answer is no. Here 'insisted' means 'claimed strongly'. It doesn't involve urging someone to do something that he wants them to do.
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