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Question

Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice  may be  grammatically correct.

A. The city industrialists have  demanded  the state government  to meet  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
B. The city industrialists have  demanded that  the state government  meet  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
C. The city industrialists have  demanded that  the state government  met  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Bunuel · Answer

Official Solution:

Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice  may be  grammatically correct.

A. The city industrialists have  demanded  the state government  to meet  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
B. The city industrialists have  demanded that  the state government  meet  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
C. The city industrialists have  demanded that  the state government  met  the promises made by chief minister Ashok Chavan.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Answer: B

shelrod007 · Answer

Demanded that : Choices between B and C

gauravmishra132 · Answer

Here answer is B. As "demanded" is an imperative form of verb.... So, it will be followed by +that+base form of verb(meet) Hope this helps!!

buan15 · Answer

demanded is a bossy verb and must be followed by the root form....hence B

saketspd · Answer

Subjunctive Verb

SaurabhPatil20 · Answer

Demanded is a bossy verb.
This case will use the structure of subjunctives.
Subjunctive follows the structure: Demand/Request + That + Subject +Subjunctive
Hence OA is B

tirthshah2013 · Answer

Ans will be B,
Reasons-
The word DEMANDED is a subjunctive. So, it follows two rules
1. Subject + subjunctive verb + THAT + subject + base form of verb. 
OR
2. Subject + (subjunctive verb+ing) + infinitive.

Now looking at the options - 
A. we are using an infinitive verb "to meet", so it should have been backed by subjunctive+ing which is not the case in the option, hence A is incorrect.
B. Perfect use of subjunctive + That + base form of the verb. Hence correct.
C. The subjunctive verb DEMANDED is followed by that, but then it is followed by the verb MET which is not the base form. Hence incorrect.
D. All are not correct
E. We have a correct option B, hence this is also eliminated.

Hence answer is B

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