The passage below contains a blank. Which form of the verb 'examine' correctly completes the sentence to conform to the conventions of Standard English?
Cevap:In her pioneering 1928 study on chromosomal dynamics in maize, geneticist Barbara McClintock faced skepticism from colleagues who doubted her early observations of genetic transposition. To resolve these doubts, McClintock insisted that any researcher who questioned her findings 【examine】 the cellular samples under a microscope for themselves before publishing a formal critique.
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examine (or should examine)
The verb 'insisted' is a verb of demand and command. In Standard English, subordinate 'that'-clauses following verbs of command, demand, or insistence require the subjunctive mood. The subjunctive mood is formed using the bare base form of the verb—in this case, 'examine' (or the modal option 'should examine'). The base form is used regardless of whether the subject ('any researcher') is singular or plural, and regardless of the past tense of the main verb ('insisted').
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Subjunctive Mood in Subordinate Clauses of Demand or Command
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