Present Subjunctive

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Researchers require that such findings be replicated across multiple populations before drawing conclusions about cognition. Separate studies in the Amazon demonstrated that without number words, precise numerical discrimination becomes measurably harder.

Grammar Reference · Present Subjunctive

Present subjunctive —

Scientists require that such findings be replicated. — base form after demand verbs, no -s

Common demand verbs

They insist that the data be taken seriously. — insist / suggest / demand / propose / require

Negative present

The committee recommends that the study not be published yet. — not before base form

Common error

She insists that he comes... ✗ → She insists that he come. ✓ — no third-person -s

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Present Subjunctive

1.The committee insists that the full dataset made available to independent reviewers.

2.Cognitive scientists recommend that future studies participants from at least three continents.

3.The journal demands that authors all funding sources in their submissions.

4.Many theorists propose that the debate reframed around degrees of influence rather than binary determinism.

5.The university requires that each doctoral candidate an external examiner from outside the department.

6.Critics suggest that the researchers not ... their conclusions until cross-cultural data has been gathered.

02Exercise 2 — Transform

rewrite with the new structure

1.The editor told the writers they should simplify the methodology section.

2.The professor told students they should bring a dictionary to every seminar.

3.The board told the director she should not announce the findings yet.

4.The reviewers told the author she should rewrite the conclusion entirely.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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