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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Singular or plural in subjective

When writing a subjective sentence, are singular and plural possible? For example:

We recommend that he provide or provides a response.
  

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Anonymous When writing a subj un ctive sentence , are singular and plural possible? For example:We recommend that he provide or provides a response. , and, here, it is used in the form of the mandative subjunctive which in the third person singular lacks its suffix -s .

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Anonymous When writing a subjunctive sentence, are singular and plural possible? For example:We recommend that he provide or provides a response.
A subjunctive is used to express hypothesis or a not-to-the-fact idea, event, etc., and, here, it is used in the form of the mandative subjunctive which in the th