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Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

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Originally posted by aagar2003 on 19 Mar 2014, 22:35.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   19 Mar 2014, 23:00
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Here cook is used in infinitive form "to cook" which is always to + pure form of verb. Infinitives does not act like verbs rather they usually act as noun, adjective or adverb. Please refer to the following article for further details:
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary ... e_form.htm
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2017, 22:56
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Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, being must be followed by noun
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption, "require for" is un-idiomatic
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

IMO in this type of question we need to look for two major things.
1. REQUIRE which is subjunctive so the verb "cook" (plural) is required.

Subjunctive rule: subjunctive word + that + subject + plural verb
in above case: REQUIRE + THAT + ONE + COOK (plural)

2. In GMAT whenever reasoning is required for any case always prefer "because" .



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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2014, 06:07
The Command Subjunctive is used for the 'Bossy Verb' require. So we use THAT after require.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   14 Apr 2014, 22:02
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The subjunctive mood is in play here.
A) 'Being' is redundant here. Reject.
B) 'require for' is wrong. The 'that' is required but is not present. Reject.
C) CORRECT.
D) Changes the meaning. Reject.
E) Changes the meaning. Reject.

(C) it is.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   03 May 2017, 23:11
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Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

Can anybody please explain why S-V agreement is not violated by using a plural 'cook' versus a singular 'cooks' for the subject 'one'?

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I read somewhere that a pronoun must have an antecedent, but in the problem statement I can't find any antecedent for "it" mentioned just after the ","

Am I missing an important concept? Can someone clear my doubt please.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   05 May 2017, 01:05
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aagar2003 wrote:
Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

Can anybody please explain why S-V agreement is not violated by using a plural 'cook' versus a singular 'cooks' for the subject 'one'?

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Hi,
I read somewhere that a pronoun must have an antecedent, but in the problem statement I can't find any antecedent for "it" mentioned just after the ","

Am I missing an important concept? Can someone clear my doubt please.


The pronoun "it" is used as a placeholder;hence "it" in this sentence has no antecedence.
e.g. It is going to rain.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   29 May 2017, 10:44
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Could you please tell me why option b is wrong?
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   31 May 2017, 16:09
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B is wrong because "require for" is not the correct idiom. If we cut "for," B works fine.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   19 Apr 2019, 22:33
Even after reading all explanations, i can not still understand why COOKS is not being used. I am also not being able to understand the logic behind "Require + That+ Subject+ Verb(Plural).

Please explain.

Even if this kind of rule exists, please inform me where from I can get all the special grammar rule related to GMAT exam.

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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2019, 20:25
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tannumunu wrote:
Even after reading all explanations, i can not still understand why COOKS is not being used. I am also not being able to understand the logic behind "Require + That+ Subject+ Verb(Plural).

Please explain.

Even if this kind of rule exists, please inform me where from I can get all the special grammar rule related to GMAT exam.

Thanks in advance.
The key to understanding this concept is that we are not using the "plural" form of the verb. It is better to think of it as the plain form, the one used in infinitives (to + verb form).

This is why, with be, we don't go with (1):
1. We require that he are invited. ← Can we say "to are"? No, and therefore are is incorrect.
2. We require that he be invited. ← Can we say "to be"? Yes, and therefore be is correct.

There is no way to "logic" our way to why this is done. We should make an effort to remember it, at least until the exam is over. After that, feel free to let this concept go.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   20 Apr 2019, 23:31
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To be fair, the command subjunctive is not GMAT-specific grammar; it is just English grammar. Perhaps it's less common in speech than some other forms, but it has real everyday uses. A few more examples here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gra ... l#p1179578
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2019, 22:46
Hi All,

Can someone help me to understand the meaning of option E? How did the meaning change from the original sentence?

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Can someone help me to understand the meaning of option E? How did the meaning change from the original sentence?

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Let's take a look at the differences between C and E:

C. Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,

E. Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

The because makes it clear that we're looking at the reason for something. The semicolon doesn't do as good a job there (this is why we sometimes see words like therefore after a semicolon). For example:

X, so Y. ← Here the so joins X and Y.

X; Y. ← This one is not as clear.
X; therefore, Y. ← The reader will be able to understand how Y is related to X more easily now.

Also, using a should after require that introduces redundancy.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2020, 12:45
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Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

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Answer: C

The question is talking about a cause and its effect so it’s best to start with because. The use of require implies the subjunctive mood so require must be followed by a that. Therefore, C is the correct answer.

A. The usage of being makes the sentence awkward and unclear.

B. According to the subjunctive mood, require needs to be followed by a that.

D. No grammatical error but the usage of and fails to show the cause and effect relation implied by the original sentence.

E. The usage of require and should is logically inconsistent because requires implies a compulsion whereas should implies a suggestion. Also the usage of a semicolon fails to show the cause and effect relation implied by the original sentence.
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Re: Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2020, 19:53
Just a quick note (though it is NOT applicable in this sentence)

Require is the “bossy verb” that seems to get mentioned all the time. When require is used as a “bossy verb”, you can use the Command Subjunctive OR the infinitive form.

“I require that you finish your work.”

“I require you to drive me to school.”

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