The Subjunctive — The World on a Plate
Grammar: Subjunctive (recommendations, suggestions, demands)
Free ESL grammar exercise on the subjunctive themed around the world on a plate. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL grammar exercise on food, practising subjunctive (recommendations, suggestions, demands). The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
Food writers recommended that travellers visit Chiang Mai just to try it. Chefs insisted that their restaurants serve it. Some food historians suggest that it is important that traditional recipes stay in the hands of the communities that created them.
Grammar: Subjunctive
- Subjunctive — base
- Use the base form of the verb after recommend/insist/suggest/demand + that. She recommended that he try the dish. No -s, no -ed.
- Negative subjunctive
- Add not before the base form. They suggested that she not skip breakfast before the tasting.
Sample items
- The guide recommended that tourists ______ the night market before 8 p.m.
- The restaurant manager insisted that every chef ______ a food hygiene certificate.
- The food blogger suggested that her readers ______ fresh spices instead of dried ones.
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