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Senator Lasker has proposed legislation requiring that employers should retain all older workers indefinitely or show just cause for dismissal.
(A) that employers should retain all older workers
(B) that all older workers be retained by employers
(C) the retaining by employers of all older workers
(D) employers’ retention of all older workers
(E) employers to retain all older workers
(A) that employers should retain all older workers
(B) that all older workers be retained by employers
(C) the retaining by employers of all older workers
(D) employers’ retention of all older workers
(E) employers to retain all older workers
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/14/weekinreview/debate-should-mandatory-retirement-be-outlawed.html
Currently, employers have the option of retaining workers beyond 70 if it is mutually desirable. And, of course, workers can choose to retire before 70, as most do. However, Congress may soon consider a proposal to lift the age 70 retirement cap. The United States Chamber opposes this legislation because it would require employers to retain all older workers indefinitely or show just cause for dismissal.
Currently, employers have the option of retaining workers beyond 70 if it is mutually desirable. And, of course, workers can choose to retire before 70, as most do. However, Congress may soon consider a proposal to lift the age 70 retirement cap. The United States Chamber opposes this legislation because it would require employers to retain all older workers indefinitely or show just cause for dismissal.
30 Aug 2017, 03:20
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arvind910619, we don't have to worry about moral obligation here. All the wrong answers are wrong for clear grammatical reasons! Also, we don't need to restrict "should" to moral cases. Consider these: "Anyone who lives in the area should know where the stadium is." "One should expect some side effects during the first week of treatment." "A good theory should create testable predictions."
Anyway . . .
Answer A is wrong because we can't mix "require" with "should." We can't require that someone should do something. We can only require that they actually do it!
B fixed the problem above, correctly applying the command subjunctive ("require that X be done"). However, it creates a huge meaning problem. We're requiring that older workers "be retained . . . or show just cause." It's not the workers who have to show just cause. Yes, there's a shift here from passive to active, but that can be okay if the meaning makes sense. ("He will either leave the room voluntarily or be escorted out by guards.") However, since the meaning is off (the employees must be retained unless the employers can show just cause), this is out. A simple way to sum this up is that we've put our verb with the wrong subject.
C is not parallel at all. It matches a noun with a verb: "requires the retaining . . . or show just cause." This is no good, even if we accept the odd "requires the retaining" at the beginning.
D has the same problem: it tries to make "the retention" parallel to "show."
E finally has good structure. The legislation requires employers to "retain . . . or show."
Anyway . . .
Answer A is wrong because we can't mix "require" with "should." We can't require that someone should do something. We can only require that they actually do it!
B fixed the problem above, correctly applying the command subjunctive ("require that X be done"). However, it creates a huge meaning problem. We're requiring that older workers "be retained . . . or show just cause." It's not the workers who have to show just cause. Yes, there's a shift here from passive to active, but that can be okay if the meaning makes sense. ("He will either leave the room voluntarily or be escorted out by guards.") However, since the meaning is off (the employees must be retained unless the employers can show just cause), this is out. A simple way to sum this up is that we've put our verb with the wrong subject.
C is not parallel at all. It matches a noun with a verb: "requires the retaining . . . or show just cause." This is no good, even if we accept the odd "requires the retaining" at the beginning.
D has the same problem: it tries to make "the retention" parallel to "show."
E finally has good structure. The legislation requires employers to "retain . . . or show."
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the reason B is wrong is because the tense is shifted to passive (i.e. be retained BY employers) and will not match the second part ([to] show just cause for dismissal), which is an active phrase.
