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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded it to
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(A) demanding that it should

demand+ that ; use of should is not needed. Eliminate

(B) demanding it to

demand+ that ; use of to is not needed. Eliminate

(C) and their demand to

no main verb, eliminate.

(D) who demanded it to

demand+ that ; use of to is not needed. Eliminate

(E) who demanded that it

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Answer: (E)

(A): Wrong verb tense "demanding"
(B): Same as (A), and also missing correct preposition
(C): Wrong separation of multiple subject/clauses
(D): Missing correct preposition ("that")
(E): Correct
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(A) demanding that it should
use of the verb "demand" indicates that the subjunctive mood is preferable in this context. should is redundant

(B) demanding it to
unidiomatic construction "demanding + infinitive verb form ("to + ban" in this sentence)"

(C) and their demand to
alters the meaning of the sentence

(D) who demanded it to
unidiomatic construction "demanded + infinitive verb form ("to + ban" in this sentence)

(E) who demanded that it
idiomatic construction "demanding + that" + subjunctive mood
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Option E is the only option that seems right in terms of subjuctive meed + pronoun.
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The answer to the question is (A) demanding that it should
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Answer: D

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
A and B incorrect - government is not demanding

(C) and their demand to
Incorrect - yielding to activities is not separately and demands separately

(D) who demanded it to
it to - it is government.

(E) who demanded that it
that it ban - incorrect
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded it to
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I will go with option E

First demanding is incorrectly been used here. You have to use who in order to connect with animal rights activists which is there in option D and E.

Now between option D and E, E is meaningful as it is adding 'that' and then 'it' making this more accurate.
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it [color=#ed1c24]should - Incorrect usage of command subjunctive.
(B) demanding it to - "demand-to" is incorrect
(C) and their demand to - The government did not yield to the animal rights activists and their demand separately. Besides "demand-to" is incorrect.
(D) who demanded it to - "demand-to" is incorrect
(E) who demanded that it - Correct usage of command subjunctive.
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism,
the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists
demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

Quote:
(A) demanding that it should
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Usage of should is incorrect
Option B is more concise and correct in meaning
Incorrect

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(B) demanding it to
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Concise and correct in meaning

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(C) and their demand to
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Meaning of original sentence is changed. It means that British Government yielded to animal right activists and thier demands separately.
Incorrect

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(D) who demanded it to
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Option B is more concise and correct in meaning.
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded it to
(E) who demanded that it


 


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(A) demanding that it should ~ With demand, we cannot use auxiliary verb "should"

(B) demanding it to ~ demand should be followed by "that" and not "to"

(C) and their demand to ~ demand should be followed by "that" and not "to"

(D) who demanded it to ~ demand should be followed by "that" and not "to"

(E) who demanded that it ~ Correct use demanded that followed by simple present tense " ban"

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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded it to
(E) who demanded that it


 


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E is the correct answer
Eliminate A and B because "demanding" means that the activists is performing this action now.
Eliminate C - Meaning issue by making two objects equal (thousands of animal rights activists / their demand to...)
Eliminate D - Incorrect usage of subjunctive
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subjunctive is required for demand

(A) demanding that it should should is wrong
(B) demanding it to modify the activists..demand as verb not present
(C) and their demand to changes meaning
(D) who demanded it to to is wrong
(E) who demanded that it Correct


Ans E
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded it to
(E) who demanded that it


 


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(A) demanding that it should
-- 'subjunctive' is required here. 'should' changes that

(B) demanding it to
-- activists require a introducing modifier 'who'

(C) and their demand to
-- this suggests that the activists and their demands were different entities

(D) who demanded it to
-- demanded should be followed by that for 'subjunctive'

(E) who demanded that it
-- correct structure

Option E
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IMO answer should be (B)

(A) demanding that it should

Demanding is subjunctive mood and need to be followed by simple verb

(B) demanding it to

Demanding is modifying activist. And If it is in subjunctive mood, we skip that then it should be followed by infinitive. so ok

(C) and their demand to

yielded to activist and yielded to activist demand. It looks like they yielded seperately to them and their request

(D) who demanded it to

Looks like they demanded only in 2004. Who were demanding would be ok

(E) who demanded that it

Looks like they demanded only in past. Who were demanding would be ok
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In a stunning victory of environmentalism over traditionalism, the British government in 2004 yielded to thousands of animal rights activists demanding that it should ban the practice of fox hunting.

(A) demanding that it should
incorrect modifier usage..'activists who demanded that' is the correct usage

(B) demanding it to
incorrect modifier usage as in option (a)

(C) and their demand to
yielded to 'their demand' -- incorrect meaning

(D) who demanded it to
demanded requires subjunctive usage

(E) who demanded that it
aligns with the latter half of non-underlined portion..correct subjunctive usage


(E) is the answer
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A) demanding is an adjective here. Subjunctive mood should have 'that + verb in simple form'
B) Seems correct and conveys the correct idea
C) Seems as if the British government yielded to two tings separately: the activists and their demands.
D) Uses past tense demanded. This makes the timeline of the actions unclear.
E) This and D are pretty much the same. Another sign they both might be wrong.
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(A) demanding that it should - This choice is grammatically correct, but it introduces unnecessary wording. It's more concise to use "demanding that" without the additional "it should."

(B) demanding it to - This option contains a preposition error. The correct construction after "demanding" is "demanding that" instead of "demanding to."

(C) and their demand to - This choice introduces an unnecessary conjunction ("and") and does not provide a clear and concise connection between the activists and their demand. It is less grammatically sound and awkward in structure.

(D) who demanded it to - Similar to option (B), this choice contains a preposition error. The correct construction after "demanded" is "demanded that" instead of "demanded to."

(E) who demanded that it - This option is grammatically correct and maintains clarity and conciseness. It accurately expresses the activists' demand for the ban on fox hunting.

So Answer E
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