USADream wrote:
The commission proposed that funding for the park's development, which could be open to the public early next year. is obtained through a local bond issue.
(A) that funding for the park's development, which could be open to the public early next year, is
(B) that funding for development of the park, which could be open to the public early next year, be
(C) funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year, to be
(D) funds for the park's development, perhaps open to the public early next year, be
(E) development funding for the park, which could be open to the public early next year, is to be
The use of word "Proposed" indicates that the above sentence is in subjunctive mood
and the format to write subjunctive mood is
Subject+ ( bossy verb)+(predicate) + that + subject + verb in the base form + object
bossy verb: Demand/ Dictate/ Recommend/ Request/ Insist/ Mandate/ Propose
Verb in the base form means: use be for is/am/are/ was/were/ have/ has/had and for any other verb
use base form of verb whether subject is singular or plural.
A)
Incorrectthat funding for the park's development,
which could be open to the public early next year,
isThe highlighted modifier wrongly modifies developement. this modifier is supposed to modify park.
The use of "is" is also incorrect
(B)
[color=#fff200]Correct[/color]that funding for development of the park, which could be open to the public early next year, be
modifer correctly modifies park and be is correctly used
(C)
funding for the development of the park, perhaps open to the public early next year,
to beno verb and that is missing
(D) funds for the park's development, perhaps open to the public early next year, be
mandatory that is missing
(E) development funding for the park, which could be open to the public early next year,
is to beIS is wrong verb to express the subjunctive mood