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The Russian government, in response to the actions of an American adoptive mother who sent her adopted son back to Russia, may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.

(A) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.

(B) may demand an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.

(C) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture, and actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.

(D) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; actions that could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.

(E) may demand that an American adoptive parent provides his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest.
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Re: The Russian government, in response... [#permalink] New post 12 Nov 2012, 04:32
This is essentially a test of the use of the command subjunctive



(A) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. ----- Correct choice with the template demand, the connector that and the base form of the verb ‘provide’

(B) may demand an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. ------ ---That --- is missing

(C) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture, and actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. --- child’s Russian language and culture, and actions--- depicts actions as part of the childs’ doings.

(D) may demand that an American adoptive parent provide his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; actions that could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. ---The intervening semi colon is wrong. What follows the semi colon is not an IC

(E) may demand that an American adoptive parent provides his or her child with an environment that preserves the child’s Russian language and culture; some argue that such actions could sacrifice children's lives to a phantom national interest. ----present tense form of the verb --- provides --- is wrong in a command subjunctive
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Re: The Russian government, in response to the actions of an [#permalink] New post 15 Mar 2013, 06:48
Probably a stupid query but nonetheless ....

Isn't "American adoptive parent" a singular subject?
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Re: The Russian government, in response to the actions of an [#permalink] New post 15 Mar 2013, 12:23
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summer101 wrote:
Probably a stupid query but nonetheless ....

Isn't "American adoptive parent" a singular subject?


Remember a rule "subjunctive verb is always plural"
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Re: The Russian government, in response to the actions of an [#permalink] New post 15 Mar 2013, 12:41
summer101 wrote:
Probably a stupid query but nonetheless ....

Isn't "American adoptive parent" a singular subject?


That's really true subjunctive verb must always have plural verb.
But i would like to point out that had the subjunctive not used it would have been "Provides" because parent is singular.
Parents is plural
Hope that answer your query

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Re: The Russian government, in response to the actions of an [#permalink] New post 15 Mar 2013, 12:45
summer101 wrote:
Probably a stupid query but nonetheless ....

Isn't "American adoptive parent" a singular subject?


May demand - necessitates use of subjunctive verb (bossy verbs). In this case we need to use plural form of verb.
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