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ERROR: The counselor recommended that he goes to a community college.
CORRECT: The counselor recommended that he go to a community college.
I found the above example here. What is the context and why not goes after he?
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ERROR: The counselor recommended that he goes to a community college.
CORRECT: The counselor recommended that he go to a community college.
I found the above example here. What is the context and why not goes after he?
subject-verb-agreement
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ERROR: The counselor recommended that he goes to a community college.
CORRECT: The counselor recommended that he go to a community college.
I found the above example here. What is the context and why not goes after he?
subject-verb-agreement
asked 2 hours ago
Zeeshan Ali
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ERROR: The counselor recommended that he goes to a community college.
CORRECT: The counselor recommended that he go to a community college.
I found the above example here. What is the context and why not goes after he?
subject-verb-agreement
subject-verb-agreement
asked 2 hours ago
Zeeshan Ali
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asked 2 hours ago
Zeeshan Ali
365
asked 2 hours ago
Zeeshan Ali
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Zeeshan Ali
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Technically, the first version with Present Simple goes is not a mistake, it's just less formal (and not as widely used) than the second version, where the subjunctive is used in its classic form (with bare infinitive go). In modern British English the slightly less formal version with should go (in the place of go) is preferred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml
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There are two possible answers. The one I prefer is that the author is using an ellipsis, which is permitted, indeed common, but very confusing to learners.
What is meant in both sentences is "The counseler recommended that he should go to a community college." The modal verb "should" is to be followed by an infinitive without "to." So "he should goes" is absolutely wrong whereas "he should go" is perfectly proper. But it is permissible after "recommend" to drop the "should."
There are numerous cases, particularly in speech or informal writing, where certain words with a purely grammatical function can be omitted but are to be added back mentally by the listener or reader. These are called ellipses, and native speakers process them without even being aware of it. They are, however, very confusing to people trying to learn grammatical English, and, in my opinion, teachers should avoid them.
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Technically, the first version with Present Simple goes is not a mistake, it's just less formal (and not as widely used) than the second version, where the subjunctive is used in its classic form (with bare infinitive go). In modern British English the slightly less formal version with should go (in the place of go) is preferred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml
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Technically, the first version with Present Simple goes is not a mistake, it's just less formal (and not as widely used) than the second version, where the subjunctive is used in its classic form (with bare infinitive go). In modern British English the slightly less formal version with should go (in the place of go) is preferred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml
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Technically, the first version with Present Simple goes is not a mistake, it's just less formal (and not as widely used) than the second version, where the subjunctive is used in its classic form (with bare infinitive go). In modern British English the slightly less formal version with should go (in the place of go) is preferred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml
answered 1 hour ago
Alex_ander
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Technically, the first version with Present Simple goes is not a mistake, it's just less formal (and not as widely used) than the second version, where the subjunctive is used in its classic form (with bare infinitive go). In modern British English the slightly less formal version with should go (in the place of go) is preferred:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv105.shtml
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Alex_ander
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Alex_ander
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Alex_ander
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There are two possible answers. The one I prefer is that the author is using an ellipsis, which is permitted, indeed common, but very confusing to learners.
What is meant in both sentences is "The counseler recommended that he should go to a community college." The modal verb "should" is to be followed by an infinitive without "to." So "he should goes" is absolutely wrong whereas "he should go" is perfectly proper. But it is permissible after "recommend" to drop the "should."
There are numerous cases, particularly in speech or informal writing, where certain words with a purely grammatical function can be omitted but are to be added back mentally by the listener or reader. These are called ellipses, and native speakers process them without even being aware of it. They are, however, very confusing to people trying to learn grammatical English, and, in my opinion, teachers should avoid them.
answered 1 hour ago
Jeff Morrow
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There are two possible answers. The one I prefer is that the author is using an ellipsis, which is permitted, indeed common, but very confusing to learners.
What is meant in both sentences is "The counseler recommended that he should go to a community college." The modal verb "should" is to be followed by an infinitive without "to." So "he should goes" is absolutely wrong whereas "he should go" is perfectly proper. But it is permissible after "recommend" to drop the "should."
There are numerous cases, particularly in speech or informal writing, where certain words with a purely grammatical function can be omitted but are to be added back mentally by the listener or reader. These are called ellipses, and native speakers process them without even being aware of it. They are, however, very confusing to people trying to learn grammatical English, and, in my opinion, teachers should avoid them.
answered 1 hour ago
Jeff Morrow
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There are two possible answers. The one I prefer is that the author is using an ellipsis, which is permitted, indeed common, but very confusing to learners.
What is meant in both sentences is "The counseler recommended that he should go to a community college." The modal verb "should" is to be followed by an infinitive without "to." So "he should goes" is absolutely wrong whereas "he should go" is perfectly proper. But it is permissible after "recommend" to drop the "should."
There are numerous cases, particularly in speech or informal writing, where certain words with a purely grammatical function can be omitted but are to be added back mentally by the listener or reader. These are called ellipses, and native speakers process them without even being aware of it. They are, however, very confusing to people trying to learn grammatical English, and, in my opinion, teachers should avoid them.
answered 1 hour ago
Jeff Morrow
7,720822
There are two possible answers. The one I prefer is that the author is using an ellipsis, which is permitted, indeed common, but very confusing to learners.
What is meant in both sentences is "The counseler recommended that he should go to a community college." The modal verb "should" is to be followed by an infinitive without "to." So "he should goes" is absolutely wrong whereas "he should go" is perfectly proper. But it is permissible after "recommend" to drop the "should."
There are numerous cases, particularly in speech or informal writing, where certain words with a purely grammatical function can be omitted but are to be added back mentally by the listener or reader. These are called ellipses, and native speakers process them without even being aware of it. They are, however, very confusing to people trying to learn grammatical English, and, in my opinion, teachers should avoid them.
answered 1 hour ago
Jeff Morrow
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