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04 Aug 2021, 01:30
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The Buddhist Zen monk suggested that, as part of the rigorous regime of training undertaken by spiritual seekers, Jane meditated each day for at least three hours in order to achieve greater clarity of mind.
A. Jane meditated each day for at least three hours
B. Jane meditates each day for at least three hours
C. Jane is to meditate each day for at least three hours
D. Jane meditate each day for three hours or more than three hours
E. Jane meditate each day for at least three hours
A. Jane meditated each day for at least three hours
B. Jane meditates each day for at least three hours
C. Jane is to meditate each day for at least three hours
D. Jane meditate each day for three hours or more than three hours
E. Jane meditate each day for at least three hours
05 Aug 2021, 01:15
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The Buddhist Zen monk suggested that, as part of the rigorous regime of training undertaken by spiritual seekers, Jane meditated each day for at least three hours in order to achieve greater clarity of mind.
A. Jane meditated each day for at least three hours
This answer choice is grammatically incorrect. Suggest is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after suggesting that should be in base form. However, meditated is not in base form.
What helps us identify this question as a Subjunctive question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: propose/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that
When you come across this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is in its base form.
B. Jane meditates each day for at least three hours
This answer choice repeats the original mistake. Suggest is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after suggesting that should be in base form. However, meditates is not in base form - it is in the present form (V1).
What helps us identify this question as a Subjunctive question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: proposed/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that
When you come across this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is in its base form.
C. Jane is to meditate each day for at least three hours
This answer choice repeats the original mistake. Suggest is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after suggesting that should be in base form. However, is is not in base form - it is one of the present forms of the verb be.
What helps us identify this question as a Subjunctive question as well as identify the mistake is the following Stop Sign: propose/recommend/require/request/insist/suggest/mandate/ask/demand that
When you come across this Stop Sign, make sure that the following verb is in its base form.
D. Jane meditate each day for three hours or more than three hours
Although it corrects the original mistake, this answer choice is stylisically flawed. Three hours or more than three hours is redundant. Look for a more concise answer choice.
What helps us identify this question as a redundancy question as well as identify this mistake is the following Stop Sign: x or (even) more than x
The lesson to be learned here is not to automatically choose the first answer choice that corrects the original mistake. Remember that in Sentence Correction questions, we do not choose a correct answer but rather eliminate four incorrect answer choices and choose the last one standing.
After eliminating answer choices that repeat the original mistake (if there is one), you have to go over all the remaining answer choices carefully and compare them word for word. This is the only way you'll be able to correctly eliminate all but one of them.
E. Jane meditate each day for at least three hours
Suggest is one of the nine verbs to which the Subjunctive rule applies (if it is followed by that). This means that the next verb after suggesting that should be in base form. This answer choice correctly changes meditated to meditate, which is the base form, without making any further unnecessary changes.
General Discussion
04 Aug 2021, 02:46
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IMO E
It's subjunctive. We should use meditate. D is wordy.
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It's subjunctive. We should use meditate. D is wordy.
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