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A) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, coming from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS

A judge in the New york Recently ruled The verb followed by the main subject here is a command subjunctive So, in this case, we use the command subjunctive of “to be”, which is “be,” rather than the conjugated form of “to be, Hence the verb must be 'be paid'

The subjunctive verb is always used with 'that' - Demand word + That + Subject + subjunctive

Moreover, The appositive/verb-ing modifier appears to modify the entire clause since it is separated by a comma, which does not make sense


B) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which was seized in personal and business assets following an undercover investiga¬tion by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS

This version correctly uses the subjunctive verb 'be paid. Also, the relative pronoun 'which' is correctly modifying the 6.2 million, Hence there aren't any errors whatsoever.

C) that the state must pay out $6.2 million to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes, with the money having come from the sale of personal and business assets, which were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS

The error of command subjunctive still persists. This choice has some serious meaning issues. If you ignore the modifiers and the prepositional phrases, you get this :

that the state must pay out $6.2 million to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes, with the money having come from the sale of personal and business assets, which were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS


The state must pay 6.2 million to the 613 million victims with the money? 6.2 million is money!


D) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes ought to be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which were from selling the personal and business assets that were seized following an undercover investigation led by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS

'Ought' and 'should' is incorrect while using the command subjunctive, we often use it in spoken English so it may sound correct, but be careful there. 'Were' is referring back to 6.2 million? Remember when the subject is a sum of money, a singular verb is be used


E) that the state must pay out to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes a total of $6.2 million, derived from the sale of personal and business assets that were seized following a joint U.S. Postal Service and IRS investigation

This choice contains the same errors as in choice A. The appositive seems to be modifying the entire clause. if it were to modify 6.2 million, it shouldn't have been separated by a comma.

Hence B is our answer.
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A judge in New York recently ruled that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, coming from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS.

A) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, com-ing from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS [INCORRECT]

B) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which was seized in personal and business assets following an undercover investiga¬tion by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS [CORRECT CONSCISE]

C) that the state must pay out $6.2 million to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes, with the money having come from the sale of personal and business assets, which were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS [INCORRECT ]

D) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes ought to be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which were from selling the personal and business assets that were seized following an undercover investigation led by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS [INCORRECT]

E) that the state must pay out to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes a total of $6.2 million, derived from the sale of personal and business assets that were seized follow-ing a joint U.S. Postal Service and IRS investigation [INCORRECT]
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A) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, com-ing from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS ..ruled is futuristic form ...total and sum is redundant Ruled is subjunctive mood.so use of should be is incorrect ..incorrect

B) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which was seized in personal and business assets following an undercover investiga¬tion by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS ...use of be is correct


C) that the state must pay out $6.2 million to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes, with the money having come from the sale of personal and business assets, which were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS...........use of must is incorrect. ..use of .with incorrect


D) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes ought to be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which were from selling the personal and business assets that were seized following an undercover investigation led by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS....wrong use of ought be

E) that the state must pay out to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes a total of $6.2 million, derived from the sale of personal and business assets that were seized follow-ing a joint U.S. Postal Service and IRS investigation ...use of must in subjunctive case is incorrect

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A judge in New York recently ruled that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, coming from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS.

A) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes should be in total paid out a sum of $6.2 million, com-ing from personal and business assets that were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS Incorrect

subjunctive form - should be not required

B) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which was seized in personal and business assets following an undercover investiga¬tion by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS Correct

C) that the state must pay out $6.2 million to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes, with the money having come from the sale of personal and business assets, which were seized after an undercover investigation that was directed by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS Incorrect

subjunctive form - must not required,
meaning change

D) that the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes ought to be paid out a total of $6.2 million, which were from selling the personal and business assets that were seized following an undercover investigation led by the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS Incorrect

subjunctive form - ought to not required
modifier error - which modifies 'a total of $6.2 million', which is singular

E) that the state must pay out to the 613 victims of one of the most noteworthy Ponzi schemes a total of $6.2 million, derived from the sale of personal and business assets that were seized follow-ing a joint U.S. Postal Service and IRS investigation Incorrect

subjunctive form - must not required
meaning change
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