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Kaushik786
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GMAT 1: 740 Q50 V41
14 Nov 2021, 07:16
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In 1970, the Haiku Society of America formed a committee to define the word haiku and proposed that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then adopted by all English-language dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
A. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then
B. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, be
C. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, would be
D. the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, to be
E. the definition of this committee, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was to be
A. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then
B. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, be
C. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, would be
D. the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, to be
E. the definition of this committee, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was to be
04 Jan 2022, 12:27
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The subjunctive form has the following structure-
Directive word + that + subject + base form
The base form of a verb is the same as the infinitive form, but without the "to."
A. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then
Once we strip the non essential part of the sentence, the sentence becomes -
that the committee’s definition,once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then.
We should use the base of the word 'to be'.
B. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, be
This is correct as the correct verb form is used.
C. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, would be
that the committee’s definition,once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, would be
We should use the base of the word 'to be'.
D. the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, to be
The base form of the verb does not include 'to'
E. the definition of this committee, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was to be
which committee?
was to be is incorrect here.
Also, the non underlined portion of the sentence has "proposed", hence we should use the subjunctive form in the sentence.
Directive word + that + subject + base form
The base form of a verb is the same as the infinitive form, but without the "to."
A. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was then
Once we strip the non essential part of the sentence, the sentence becomes -
that the committee’s definition,
We should use the base of the word 'to be'.
B. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, be
This is correct as the correct verb form is used.
C. that the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, would be
that the committee’s definition,
We should use the base of the word 'to be'.
D. the committee’s definition, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, to be
The base form of the verb does not include 'to'
E. the definition of this committee, once agreed upon by a panel of haiku experts, was to be
which committee?
was to be is incorrect here.
Also, the non underlined portion of the sentence has "proposed", hence we should use the subjunctive form in the sentence.
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