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IMO A.

A. Correct.
B. 'leading to a conviction' changes the meaning of the original sentence
C. "them" is used to refer to an applicant.
D. "they" is used to refer to an applicant.
E. same as C

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A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant.

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them

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"Suggested" brings a subjunctive. Among 5 options A, C and E use the subjunctive correctly using "be". B and D out.
E is out as "for 5 years...." modifies "applicant's conviction"
C is out "them" is wrongly used for applicant

The answer should be A

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The answer is (C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them.

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A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant.

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant
subjuncive usage..aptly expressed through use of 'be'

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant
subjuncive usage required..not aptly expressed through use of 'should be'

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them
wrong use of plural pronoun as referring to one applicant

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted
wrong use of plural pronoun as referring to one applicant

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them
wrong use of plural pronoun as referring to one applicant

So, (A) will be correct

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A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant.

The usage of 'suggested that' implies the sentence is subjunctive.

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant
With the usage of 'be grounded' subjunctive mood is correctly maintained. Keep

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant

'should be' is not subjunctive. When you suggest, should usage is wrong. Eliminate

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them

an applicant's conviction implies singular.
them - refers plural and using either of them is incorrect. Eliminate.

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted
Same issue as C, but in this option 'they' is used instead of 'them'. Also this option introduces 'are grounds' and hence the sentence is not subjunctive. Eliminate

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them

Same issue as C. Eliminate.

So the best answer choice is A.

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due to usage of trigger wor Suggested, the sentence is a Subjunctive Clause

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant - Correct

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant - Incorrect Subjuctive Error due to usage of should

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them - Incorrect pronoun error

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted - - Incorrect Subjuctive Error due to usage of are

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them - Incorrect pronoun error

Correct Option A

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(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant Correct

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant Incorrect as suggested is a subjunctive verb and the verb in that clause will be the simple form of verb i.e. 'be'

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them Incorrect as them is wrong here

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted Incorrect as they is wrong here

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them Incorrect as them is wrong here

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(A) A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant - Correct modifier and meaning, Correct

(B) A number of party leaders have suggested that any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant - The usage of 'should' is not needed, Command Subjunctive, Eliminate

(C) A number of party leaders have suggested that an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them - Incorrect modifier and reference, Eliminate

(D) A number of party leaders have suggested that an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted - Change of meaning, Eliminate

(E) A number of party leaders have suggested that for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them - Incorrect modifier and reference, Eliminate

Ans : A

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OA) A
A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant.

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant
--> command subjunctive is needed, so "should be.." is incorrect only "be.." needed

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them
--> "them" pronoun is referring to the applicant which is singular which is wrong

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted
-->"they" pronoun is referring to the applicant which is singular which is wrong & command subjunctive is needed, so "are.." is incorrect only "be.." needed

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them
-->"them" pronoun is referring to the applicant which is singular which is wrong

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(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant- Correct

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant - Incorrect usage of should is redundant

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them - Incorrect - no clear referent for them- applicant's conviction cannot be referred by them.

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted - Incorrect - no clear referent for they-applicant's conviction cannot be referred by they

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them - Incorrect - no clear referent for them- applicant's conviction cannot be referred by them.

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A number of party leaders have suggested that a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant.

(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant - Sentence structure issues

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them - Pronoun Antecedent Issue

(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted - Awkward and wordy phrasing with Subject verb error

(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them - Pronoun Antecedent Issue

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(A) a conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds for not accepting an applicant

(B) any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges, if leading to a conviction in the five years prior to applying for party membership, should be grounds for not accepting an applicant OUT

(C) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to application for party membership be grounds not to accept them--out
(D) an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges in the five years prior to applying for party membership are grounds that they not be accepted
--out
(E) for five years prior to applying for party membership, an applicant’s conviction on any felony or criminal misdemeanor charges be grounds for not accepting them----out

OA: A

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