If a drug that is already on the market has the potential to help

Question

If a drug that is already on the market has the potential to help adults and children who have the same disease, or if it is widely used in children and the absence of labeling seems dangerous, the FDA can require  that the drug undergo  pediatric study.

A. that the drug undergo 
B. that the drug undergoes 
C. that the drug is to undergo 
D. the drug undergoing 
E. the drug to have to undergo

icandy · Answer

require signifies subjunctive mood

D & E out

Among A, B, C

C uses infinitive form of verb with to. Wrong

B says undergoes as if it is will happen with a certainty.

A remains and is my answer.

goalsnr · Answer

A

I think the SC is testing for subjunctive mood.

require + that + infinitive form of the verb ( infinitive form of the verb without "to")

require + that + (to)undergo

Only A fits the bill. However, I don't like the way A sounds.yucky !!

Ashwin_Mohan · Answer

Here is my cents worth...

1.You can ask someone to do something....
2. You can request that someone do something....
3. You require that someone do something....

It must be A.

vd · Answer

i see u r point but can u please explain as to why B is incorrect 
thanks

maratikus · Answer

B is incorrect because in subjunctive case "undergoes" is incorrect.

goalsnr · Answer

exactly ! 
to undergo - infinitive 
so we need "undergo " here.

vksunder · Answer

A it is. that + base form of the verb to support the subjuntive mood

saswata4s · Answer

After some bossy verbs such as Require or Propose, and after the word Lest, we use subjunctive.
In subjunctive mood, either we use the the infinitive without TO, or the bare of the verb (unlike indicative mood, in subjunctive mood we don't use the  'S  with third person singular number)

In this sentence,  the FDA can  require that   indicates subjunctive is required. Hence,  the drug  undergo  pediatric study  is correctly written.

In other options, the highlighted parts have errors:
b - that the drug  undergoes 
c - that the drug  is to  undergo
d - the drug  undergoing 
e -     the drug  to have to  undergo

Ans: A

swatihod123 · Answer

+1 for A.

It is the correct usage of subjunctive verb form: subjunctive verb (require/dictate/propose etc.)+THAT+subject+plural form of the verb (always).

kush09 · Answer

nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that)
propose/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that
suggest-verb (or noun) + that.

Only option A uses base verb "undergo", hence the answer.

thangvietnam · Answer

this is not official question. choice e is wrong because it is redundant. subjective mood can not go with modal because we need either subjuctive or modal , but not both.

semantically, "require" already mean "have to", so we do not need both "require" and "have to" in choice e

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