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The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
please explain
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D? 
A) 'both' is redundant
B) compares 'citizens of host country' to those of the 'diplomats party'
C) assigns an action to the countries
D) $$
E) 'seated opposite to' is unidiomatic...
great question...
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D is correct cuz its a case of subjunctive.
the structure is: require + that + be........
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Between C & D. I believe D is the winner as explained by paddyboy.
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MA wrote: D is correct cuz its a case of subjunctive.
the structure is: require + that + be........
I agree that this is D but "require" doesn't always take "that". This is also correct construction
require X to do Y....
E would have been correct if we omit second "to" and somehow remove the double possessive adjectives "diplomat's country's citizens"
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ps_dahiya wrote: MA wrote: D is correct cuz its a case of subjunctive.
the structure is: require + that + be........ I agree that this is D but "require" doesn't always take "that". This is also correct constructionrequire X to do Y.... E would have been correct if we omit second "to" and somehow remove the double possessive adjectives "diplomat's country's citizens" you are correct and i have not said that as well. but remember if "require" is used as subjunctive, yes it is always. it is a case of subjunctive.
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require that~ is idiomatic.
Only (D) makes a correct possessive parallel construction.
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Re: SC: Rules of etiquette [#permalink]
15 Jul 2006, 16:52
u2lover wrote: The rules of etiquette for formal dinner parties with foreign diplomats require citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
A) citizens from both the host and from the diplomat's countries to be seated across from each other.
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
C) that the host country and diplomat's country seat their citizens opposite one another.
D) that citizens of the host's country be seated opposite those of the diplomat's country.
E) the host country's citizens to be seated opposite to the diplomat's country's citizens.
please explain
D.
A:"to be seated across from each other" is unclear about who sits across from whom
B: "to sit opposite each other"....who sit opposite each other?
C: clearly changes the meaning to
E: "to be seated opposite to" is incorrect.
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(D)
subjunctive form as explained above.
require + that + (infinitive form of the verb without "to") ..
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What is wrong with B??
B) citizens of the host country and of the diplomat's party to sit opposite each other.
Can't we consider it a case of ellipsis.
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Between B and D...its D.
I quickly jumped to B before carefully evaluating D. comparing citizens of the host and those (citizens) is parallel and seated opposite is succinct compare to opposite each other in B
Whats the OA?
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OA is D
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Will go with D.
Require that is idiomatic and subjunctive case is required.
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seems E ... I m not yet good in grammar... sorry...
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I too picked the wrong answer (E). Thanks a lot for pointing out the mistake.
Regards,
sperinko
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