Question:
Select the correct sentence with proper subjunctive mood:
Subjunctive mood का उचित प्रयोग करने वाले सही वाक्य का चयन करें:
Options:
- The board recommended that the CEO step down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO steps down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO stepped down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO has stepped down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO step down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO steps down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO stepped down immediately.
- The board recommended that the CEO has stepped down immediately.
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
In formal English, verbs of recommendation, demand, insistence, or suggestion (recommend, suggest, insist, demand) take a ‘that’-clause with the subjunctive mood, which uses the base form of the verb (infinitive without ‘to’), regardless of the subject. Therefore, ‘that the CEO step down’ (not ‘steps down’) is grammatically correct.
सुझाव, मांग या अनुशंसा (recommend, demand, suggest) दर्शाने वाले वाक्यों में subjunctive mood के अंतर्गत क्रिया का मूल रूप (base form: ‘step down’) आता है, भले ही कर्ता एकवचन हो।