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I know a lot of discussion has been done on the use of "follow" here, but I'm still confused regarding use of plural vs singular form of verb in commanding subjunctive form.

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I know a lot of discussion has been done on the use of "follow" here, but I'm still confused regarding use of plural vs singular form of verb in commanding subjunctive form.
Hi Sahils57, it's not really plural vs singular form; rather subjunctive uses the infinitive form, without the word to.

Infinitive form of follow: to follow

Infinitive form of follow, without the word to: follow.

So, follow is used here.

p.s. Our book EducationAisle Sentence Correction Nirvana discusses Subjunctive, its application and examples in significant detail. If you or someone is interested, PM me your email-id; I can mail the corresponding section.
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Bankers require that the financial information presented to them by mortgage applicants be complete and follow a prescribed format.

(A) be complete and follow a prescribed format
(B) is complete and it follows a prescribed format
(C) be complete and a prescribed format is followed
(D) to be complete and a prescribed format be following
(E) be completed, and it followed a prescribed format

B, C, D, and E can all be eliminated because if we apply those phrases just after "information presented to them..." all 4 violate parallelism in the original.

A is correct
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