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The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2010, 05:36
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The management was forced to yield to the striking employees demanding that they should
upgrade the archaic work safety rules and enhance the remuneration.
A. demanding that they should
B. demanding it to
C. and their demand to
D. who demanded that it should
E. who demanded it to
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2010, 06:44
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The management was forced to yield to the striking employees demanding that they should
upgrade the archaic work safety rules and enhance the remuneration.
A. demanding that they should : They refers to Employees but we need IT that will refer to Management ( Singular )
B. demanding it to : Employees demanding is Incorrect ; Employees demand would have been correct
C. and their demand to : and implies that the employees and their demand are 2 different issues instead of 1
D. who demanded that it should
E. who demanded it to


So left with D and E.. was little confused but as the original sentence is having SHOULD and E removes should making it more obligatory for the management , so i went with D..
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2010, 09:06
E. However what is wrong with C?

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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2010, 09:09
I went with D. How is it possible to use should and demand together. It's just redundant.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   24 Aug 2010, 14:48
Are you sure is D?
There are two ways when you use "demand":
The boss demands his employees TO WORK more.
The boss demands that his employees WORK more.

Based on what I read about SC in GMAT, there are not more options.

IMO is E.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   25 Aug 2010, 04:58
I disagree with OA.

'Should' cant be used with demand that..

imo E

Also would be good if someone points out the error in C!
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   30 Aug 2010, 22:58
Is this construction correct?

The management was forced to yield to the striking employees, demanding it to upgrade the archaic work safety rules and enhance the remuneration.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   31 Aug 2010, 01:54
im with D, what the correct ans.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   31 Aug 2010, 07:55
I don't understand why it is D as well. I picked E.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   09 Sep 2010, 02:54
Hey, this one is similar to the Coca-Cola company and the answer to the Coca_cola is D since "demand" is subjunctive and must be followed by "that"
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   25 Sep 2010, 13:18
I think answer should be E. D doesn't confirm to subjunctive mood structure.
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Re: SC-Subjunctive mood [#permalink] New post   25 Sep 2010, 14:46
i am also confused between D and E. Can any expert throw some light on this one
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2011, 03:48
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The management was forced to yield to the striking employees demanding that they should
upgrade the archaic work safety rules and enhance the remuneration.
A. demanding that they should
B. demanding it to
C. and their demand to
D. who demanded that it should
E. who demanded it to


I agree with D. "demand" and "should" are creating a subjunctive mood. Hence "that" is required.
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   13 Nov 2011, 11:23
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This is poor question although the choice (D) is the best. Subjunctive mood cannot be use with 'should' in GMAT, referring to MGMAT SC page 114.

(A) and (B) demanding is not work here. It make sense that all of clause preceding demand, not the employees
(C) is wordy
(E) is wrong in idiom of subjunctive. You cannot say 'X demand Y to do'
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2011, 09:14
I think it's E. Demand and should don't go together.
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2011, 11:05
Also, 'demand' never go with 'to do'
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2011, 21:53
jitendra wrote:
The management was forced to yield to the striking employees demanding that they should
upgrade the archaic work safety rules and enhance the remuneration.
A. demanding that they should
B. demanding it to
C. and their demand to
D. who demanded that it should
E. who demanded it to


what's the source of this question?
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2011, 21:57
tuanquang269 wrote:
This is poor question although the choice (D) is the best. Subjunctive mood cannot be use with 'should' in GMAT, referring to MGMAT SC page 114.

(A) and (B) demanding is not work here. It make sense that all of clause preceding demand, not the employees
(C) is wordy
(E) is wrong in idiom of subjunctive. You cannot say 'X demand Y to do'



D is wrong because of its structure.

Demand + that + should = wrong.

None of the options seem correct.
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Re: The management was forced to yield to the striking employees [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2011, 17:32
I chose E

but I do see why in D "should" matches the meaning of the original sentence
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