Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and

Question

Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,  it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted,
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption,
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

Can anybody please explain why S-V agreement is not violated by using a plural 'cook' versus a singular 'cooks' for the subject 'one'?

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tarunk31 · Accepted Answer

Here cook is used in infinitive form "to cook" which is always to + pure form of verb. Infinitives does not act like verbs rather they usually act as noun, adjective or adverb. Please refer to the following article for further details:
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary ... e_form.htm

abhi4212 · Answer

Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, it is advisable to keep all the ingredients ready in advance.

(A) Being that many Indian food recipes require you to cook and not be interrupted, being must be followed by noun
(B) Because many Indian food recipes require for one to cook without interruption, "require for" is un-idiomatic
(C) Because many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,
(D) Many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption and
(E) Many Indian food recipes require that one should cook without interruption;

IMO in this type of question we need to look for two major things.
1. REQUIRE which is subjunctive so the verb "cook" (plural) is required.

Subjunctive rule: subjunctive word + that + subject + plural verb
in above case: REQUIRE + THAT + ONE + COOK (plural)

2. In GMAT whenever reasoning is required for any case always prefer "because" .

All the very best for your prep .

Daddydekker · Answer

The Command Subjunctive is used for the 'Bossy Verb'  require . So we use THAT after  require .

GyanOne · Answer

The subjunctive mood is in play here. 
A) 'Being' is redundant here. Reject. 
B) 'require for' is wrong. The 'that' is required but is not present. Reject. 
C) CORRECT.
D) Changes the meaning. Reject.
E) Changes the meaning. Reject.

(C) it is.

CantDropThisTime · Answer

Hi,
I read somewhere that a pronoun must have an antecedent, but in the problem statement I can't find any antecedent for  "it"  mentioned just after the  ","

Am I missing an important concept? Can someone clear my doubt please.

sleepynut · Answer

The pronoun "it" is used as a placeholder;hence "it" in this sentence has no antecedence.
e.g. It is going to rain.

VKat · Answer

Expert, 
Could you please tell me why option b is wrong?

DmitryFarber · Answer

B is wrong because "require for" is not the correct idiom. If we cut "for," B works fine.

tannumunu · Answer

Even after reading all explanations, i can not still understand why COOKS is not being used. I am also not being able to understand the logic behind "Require + That+ Subject+ Verb(Plural).

Please explain.

Even if this kind of rule exists, please inform me where from I can get all the special grammar rule related to GMAT exam.

Thanks in advance.

AjiteshArun · Answer

The key to understanding this concept is that we are not using the "plural" form of the verb. It is better to think of it as the plain form, the one used in infinitives (to + verb form).

This is why, with  be , we don't go with (1):
1.   We require that he are invited.   ← Can we say "to are"? No, and therefore  are  is incorrect.
2.  We require that he be invited.  ← Can we say "to be"? Yes, and therefore  be  is correct.

There is no way to "logic" our way to why this is done. We should make an effort to remember it, at least until the exam is over. After that, feel free to let this concept go.

DmitryFarber · Answer

To be fair, the command subjunctive is not GMAT-specific grammar; it is just English grammar. Perhaps it's less common in speech than some other forms, but it has real everyday uses. A few more examples here:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gra ... l#p1179578

azoz7 · Answer

Hi All,

Can someone help me to understand the meaning of option E? How did the meaning change from the original sentence?

Thanks

AjiteshArun · Answer

Let's take a look at the differences between C and E:

C.   Because  many Indian food recipes require that one cook without interruption,

E.  Many Indian food recipes require that one  should  cook without interruption ;

The  because  makes it clear that we're looking at the  reason  for something. The semicolon doesn't do as good a job there (this is why we sometimes see words like  therefore  after a semicolon). For example:

X, so Y.  ← Here the  so  joins X and Y.

X; Y.  ← This one is not as clear.
 X; therefore, Y.  ← The reader will be able to understand how Y is related to X more easily now.

Also, using a  should  after  require that  introduces redundancy.

Bunuel · Answer

Official Explanation:

Answer: C

The question is talking about a cause and its effect so it’s best to start with  because . The use of require  implies  the subjunctive mood so  require  must be followed by a  that . Therefore, C is the correct answer.

A. The usage of  being  makes the sentence awkward and unclear.

B. According to the subjunctive mood,  require  needs to be followed by a  that .

D. No grammatical error but the usage of  and  fails to show the cause and effect relation implied by the original sentence.

E. The usage of  require  and  should  is logically inconsistent because  requires  implies a compulsion whereas should  implies  a suggestion. Also the usage of a semicolon fails to show the cause and effect relation implied by the original sentence.

Fdambro294 · Answer

Just a quick note (though it is NOT applicable in this sentence)

Require is the “bossy verb” that seems to get mentioned all the time. When require is used as a “bossy verb”, you can use the Command Subjunctive OR the infinitive form.

“I require that you finish your work.”

“I require you to drive me to school.”

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