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require that he be
require somebody to do
require of somebody something

now we know a new pattern

require of somebody that he be
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Require x that be y is the correct usage. For reference, please find the following link

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2011/top-ten-mo ... at-idioms/

thanks to Chris Lele and team from Magoosh for compiling this. mikemcgarry

So the incoorect idiomatic expression in C,D,E result in their elimination. Between A and B, look closely.

A says require that x be y
B says require that x for y

hence A
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Are require and demand redundant in the case?
I eliminated C,D, and E because of this reason.
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Are require and demand redundant in the case?
I eliminated C,D, and E because of this reason.

and I eliminated B because of the presence of "should" in subjunctive form.
and was left with A. Is this a correct approach ?
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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.

A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B.that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

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Are require and demand redundant in choices C, D and E?

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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.

A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B.that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

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Kindly remove the highlighted part from the underline portion

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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.

A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B.that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

generis

Kindly remove the highlighted part from the underline portion

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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.

A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B.that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

Hi generis

Are require and demand redundant in choices C, D and E?

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gmat1393 , although repetitive, they are not really redundant. The problem lies elsewhere.

We have a missing persons case. :)

Strip the sentence. In options A and B we have

1) Policy requires that classes be fair.

2) Policy requires of schools that [their classes be fair].

Both are just fine and in the command subjunctive form.

But in options C, D, and E we have either

1) Policy requires to demand... or

2) Policy requires of schools to demand...

In #1: WHO demands?

In #2: FROM WHOM do schools demand?

We have a missing agent in both cases. #1) lacks a proper subject to do the demanding, and #2) lacks a proper indirect object to whom the demands can be directed.

I can see how the repetition in meaning might make "to demand" seem redundant, but the real problem is that "requires to demand" has no subject (whether as actor or recipient of act).

The two verbs can be used together without redundancy, thus: "Before the confirmation process begins, the committee is required to demand copies of the candidate's political contributions."

Although similar, as you can see from the sentence I just constructed, the two verbs are not automatically redundant.

And in this SC question, "requires" and "to demand" produce nonsense because a subject is missing.

Hope that helps! :-)
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Are require and demand redundant in the case?
I eliminated C,D, and E because of this reason.
gzsakuraz -- sorry!!! I should have tagged you in my post above that answers your good question.
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Are require and demand redundant in the case?
I eliminated C,D, and E because of this reason.

and I eliminated B because of the presence of "should" in subjunctive form.
and was left with A. Is this a correct approach ?
shiva007 , please see my post above about "require" and "demand."

And yes, you absolutely should eliminate B because should does not belong in the subjunctive construction! :)
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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.


A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B. that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

Will require of both not need "to" rather than "that"?

Experts, please help with the question
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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.


A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B. that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

Will require of both not need "to" rather than "that"?

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globaldesi , no, the construction is both idiomatic (Require that X be Y) and part of the larger group of "bossy" verbs that take the command subjunctive structure:

BOSSY VERB + subject + THAT + bare infinitive of verb

The infinitive: to walk, to run, to see, to write

For the bare infinitive, simply remove the "to": walk, run, see, write

General example: I demand that he be removed from office.

Require: The judge required that the defendant perform community service.

Require: The teacher requires that I learn penmanship before I learn to type.

Some bossy verbs may be used only in the command subjunctive structure.

Other bossy verbs may be used only with an infinitive.

Some verbs may be used both ways. "Require" is among that group.

THIS post by GMAT Club founder bb is a good place to start.

Hope that helps.
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A certain school's admissions policy requires of both undergraduate and graduate schools that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are usually entered by female students.


A. that academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic rigor that are

B. that academic prerequisites for programs historically entered by male students should be the same as for a program requiring equivalent academic rigor

C. to demand academic prerequisites the same in programs historically entered by male students as in programs of equivalent academic rigor that are

D. to demand academic prerequisites the same apart from whether a program was historically entered by male students or is one demanding equivalent academic rigor

E. to demand academic prerequisites as much for programs historically entered by men as for a program demanding equivalent academic rigor

Will require of both not need "to" rather than "that"?

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globaldesi , no, the construction is both idiomatic (Require that X be Y) and part of the larger group of "bossy" verbs that take the command subjunctive structure:

BOSSY VERB + subject + THAT + bare infinitive of verb

The infinitive: to walk, to run, to see, to write

For the bare infinitive, simply remove the "to": walk, run, see, write

General example: I demand that he be removed from office.

Require: The judge required that the defendants perform community service.

Require: The teacher requires that I learn penmanship before I learn to type.

Some bossy verbs may be used only in the command subjunctive structure.

Other bossy verbs may be used only with an infinitive.

Some verbs may be used both ways. "Require" is among that group.

THIS post by GMAT Club founder bb is a good place to start.

Hope that helps.

I am clear with bossy verbs. It is the presence of "of" that bothers me.
had it been "requires that", the sentence would have made sense but doesn't of causes hindrance
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Thank you generis for the detailed explanation.
It indeed clarified the answer and usage of "of" with requires.
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Can anyone clear my doubt. Doesn't "that" modifies the word right before it.
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Can anyone clear my doubt. Doesn't "that" modifies the word right before it.

Hello Jeemate,

We hope this finds you well.

Having gone through the question and your query, we believe we can clear up your doubt.

"that" typically modifies the noun phrase right before it, if it introduces a modifying phrase; here, "that" introduces a clause - "academic prerequisites be the same for...female students."

We hope this helps.
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we have - ''academic prerequisites be the same for programs historically entered by male students as for programs requiring equivalent academic''

i.e X be the same for Y as for Z

we are using 'as' for comparison here, but no clause after it and only noun. How do I understand the usage here?
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