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Difficulty: MediumFormal Register and Academic Vocabulary

A student is reviewing a draft of an argumentative essay about the transition to renewable energy. Read the following sentence from the draft:

"Para garantizar un futuro sostenible, es crucial que la sociedad cambia sus hábitos de consumo y que tú apoyes las iniciativas ecológicas."

Which of the following best replaces the underlined segment "cambia sus hábitos de consumo y que tú apoyes" to maintain an appropriate academic register and correct grammatical structure?

  1. cambie sus patrones de consumo y que la población apoyeAnswer
  2. B
    cambia sus patrones de consumo y que la población apoye
  3. C
    cambie sus hábitos de consumo y que tú respaldes
  4. D
    cambia su manera de consumir y que tú apoyes

Answer

The option that reads "cambie sus patrones de consumo y que la población apoye" is the correct replacement.
The correct response successfully addresses both errors in the original draft. First, it changes the indicative 'cambia' to the subjunctive 'cambie', which is grammatically required after 'es crucial que'. Second, it replaces the informal direct address 'tú apoyes' with 'la población apoye', elevating the vocabulary and maintaining the objective, third-person register appropriate for an academic essay.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the grammatical requirements of the main clause.
The phrase 'es crucial que' is an impersonal expression that triggers the use of the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause.
Impersonal expressions indicating necessity or importance require the subjunctive mood to express recommendations or hypothetical actions.
2
Evaluate the first verb in the underlined segment.
The verb 'cambia' is in the indicative mood and must be changed to the subjunctive form 'cambie'.
This corrects the grammatical error triggered by 'es crucial que'.
3
Analyze the register of the second part of the underlined segment.
The phrase 'que tú apoyes' uses the informal second-person singular pronoun ('tú').
Argumentative essays require an objective, formal academic register, meaning direct address using informal pronouns should be avoided.
4
Identify the option that corrects both the grammatical mood and the register.
The correct phrase uses 'cambie' (subjunctive) and replaces 'tú apoyes' with a formal third-person noun phrase like 'la población apoye'.
This successfully elevates the vocabulary while fixing the grammatical structure.

Key Concept

Maintaining academic register and correct subjunctive usage in argumentative writing
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Formal Register and Academic Vocabulary