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Difficulty: MediumVerbs, Tenses, and Aspect

Read the sentence below:

'The chief safety consultant insisted that every site supervisor _______ protective footwear before entering the hazardous zone.'

Which of the following verb forms grammatically completes the sentence?

  1. wearAnswer
  2. B
    wears
  3. C
    wore
  4. D
    should has worn

Answer

The base verb form 'wear' is correct because verbs expressing commands, demands, or insistence take the mandative subjunctive mood.
In formal English, verbs expressing insistence, mandate, or recommendation (e.g., 'insist', 'demand', 'recommend', 'propose') followed by a 'that'-clause take the mandative subjunctive. The subjunctive mood uses the uninflected base form of the verb ('wear') for all singular and plural subjects.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the governing main verb in the sentence structure.
The main clause uses 'insisted that', which establishes a demand or requirement.
Verbs expressing demands or recommendations govern mandative subjunctive clauses.
2
Determine the required verb form for mandative subjunctive clauses in English.
Mandative subjunctive clauses require the base form (uninflected bare infinitive) of the verb for all subjects.
In formal English, the subjunctive eliminates standard third-person singular '-s' endings and past-tense inflections.
3
Select the option containing the bare infinitive verb.
'wear' is selected as the only uninflected base verb.
Options with indicative inflections ('wears', 'wore') or faulty modal combinations are grammatically invalid in this context.

Key Concept

Mandative Subjunctive Mood
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Verbs, Tenses, and Aspect

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