During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and

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During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and collectors to reframe all their pictures uniformly, a custom that began after Napoleon ordered that all paintings in the Louvre  are given new frames in the fashionable  Empire style.

A. are given new frames in the fashionable

B. be given new frames in the fashionable

C. are newly framed in the fashion of the

D. will be newly framed in the fashion of the

E. were given new frames in the fashionable

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stne · Answer

The verb "ordered" requires a subjunctive. e.g. subjunctive should be followed by THAT + verb in base form. Only option B does that.

A. are given new frames in the fashionable :  INCORRECT

B.be given new frames in the fashionable :  CORRECT

C.are newly framed in the fashion of the: INCORRECT 
 
D. will be newly framed in the fashion of the: INCORRECT

E. were given new frames in the fashionable: INCORRECT

Ans- B

Hope it's clear.

NiftyNiffler · Answer

During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and collectors to reframe all their pictures uniformly, a custom that began after Napoleon ordered that all paintings in the Louvre  are given new frames in the fashionable  Empire style.

"ordered that" verb takes command subjunctive. Hence "order that... be" is correct, which is shown in answer option  B

During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and collectors to reframe all their pictures uniformly, a custom that began after Napoleon ordered that all paintings in the Louvre  be given new frames in the fashionable  Empire style.

vipulshahi · Answer

During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and collectors to reframe all their pictures uniformly, a custom that began after Napoleon ordered that all paintings in the Louvre  are given new frames in the fashionable  Empire style.

* Subject verb pair   - all subject verb pair exists and make proper sense

*   Tense Form  - Tense error; not conveyed intended meaning due to present tense

* If-then condition - not used
 * Subjunctive Verb   - "are" violates the subjunctive verb rule 
* Pronoun   
* Modifier - used correctly 
* Parallelism   - seems okay
* Comparison - not used
* Idiomatic - not used

A.   are   given new frames in the fashionable

- Violates the subjunctive verb rule. Hence Incorrect

B. be given new frames in the fashionable

- removes the subjunctive verb error while replacing "are" with "be"

- Correct
 
C.   are   newly framed in the fashion of the
 
- Violates the subjunctive verb rule. Hence Incorrect
 
D.   will be   newly framed in the fashion of the
 
- "will be" changed the intended meaning of the sentence. Hence Incorrect
 
E.   were   given new frames in the fashionable

- using "were" violates the subjunctive verb rule. Hence Incorrect

IMO(B)

ChiranjeevSingh · Answer

Here's the   official explanation   provided by the GMAC for this question:

The sentence says that  Napoleon ordered   that all paintings in the Louvre are given new frames in the fashionable empire style . The function of Napoleon’s order, like that of any order, was to prescribe a change, not to describe the way things actually are or will be. Expressing this clearly and effectively requires a subjunctive verb (ordered that  someone do  something; ordered that something  be   done ) or an infinitive verb (ordered someone  to do  something; ordered something  to be done ). For this reason, the indicative verb forms used in the original version and in all the answer choices except B are inappropriate. The present and future tenses are also inappropriate because the sentence is entirely about past events.

Option A:  The present indicative  are  is the wrong verb form both because the sentence is entirely about past events and because Napoleon’s order aimed to bring about a change, not to describe a condition that was already in effect.

Option B:  Correct. This correctly uses the subjunctive verb form in the phrase  ordered that all paintings  …  be given new frames , indicating that when Napoleon gave the order, the action had not yet taken place and might not have taken place if the order had not been given or obeyed.

Option C:   Are given  is the wrong verb form. The phrase  in the fashion of the … style  is essentially equivalent to  in the style of the  …  style , so it is puzzlingly redundant.

Option D:   Will be given  is the wrong verb form. The phrase  in the fashion of the … style  is essentially equivalent to  in the style of the  …  style , so it is puzzlingly redundant.

Option E:   Were given  is the wrong verb form.

The correct answer is B.

Please note that I'm not the author of this explanation. I'm just posting it here since I believe it can help the community.

harish555 · Answer

During the nineteenth century it was common practice for museums and collectors to reframe all their pictures uniformly, a custom that began after Napoleon ordered that all paintings in the Louvre are given new frames in the fashionable Empire style.

Testing concept : Subjunctive mood 
A. are given new frames in the fashionable
Ordered (simple past )...., are (present tense ).Eliminate

B. be given new frames in the fashionable
Keep it

C. are newly framed in the fashion of the
Are , same error as In A

D. will be newly framed in the fashion of the
fashion of the . That's not the intended meaning.

E. were given new frames in the fashionable
ordered that all paintings were given new frames in the fashionable. He ordered to do something. Usage is wrong. 
B rightly conveys the meaning and the only option which has subjunctive mood . that + be +given

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