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NASA now mandates that some of its scientists work to spin off space technologies for other uses; for example, NASA scientists recently used atomic oxygen to restore a 19th-century painting that had been damaged in a fire.

A. mandates that some of its scientists
B. mandates for some of its scientists to
C. mandates that some of its scientists will
D. has a mandate for some of its scientists to
E. has a mandate that some of its scientists must
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NASA now mandates that some of its scientists work to spin off space technologies for other uses; for example, NASA scientists recently used atomic oxygen to restore a 19th-century painting that had been damaged in a fire.

A. mandates that some of its scientists
B. mandates for some of its scientists to
C. mandates that some of its scientists will
D. has a mandate for some of its scientists to
E. has a mandate that some of its scientists must
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This is subjunctive, therefore, it follows "that + verb in simple tense".
A is correct.
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Hi,

Though I chose right answer, but I want to understand what is wrong in option E.

Is it that we cant use, must in subjunctive mood, or has a mandate is wrong.

Please help with this.

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Hi,

Though I chose right answer, but I want to understand what is wrong in option E.

Is it that we cant use, must in subjunctive mood, or has a mandate is wrong.

Please help with this.

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I believe has a mandate is idiomatically incorrect.
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Hi,

Though I chose right answer, but I want to understand what is wrong in option E.

Is it that we cant use, must in subjunctive mood, or has a mandate is wrong.

Please help with this.

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I believe has a mandate is idiomatically incorrect.
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Actually not.
"Mandate" is itself a complete verb here. What does Nasa do? Nasa mandates. And, unlike what "has a mandate" suggests, Nasa does not possess a mandate.
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