ENT503 The subjunctive

Linda insisted that the newly-born baby ____ after her husband's father.

• could be named

• be named

• must be named

• ought to be named

It was such a beautiful evening that one of us suggested we ____ the meeting outside.

• could have

• had

• might have

• have

I requested that first-year students ____ to change their courses in the first two weeks.

• would be permitted

• be permitted

• were permitted

• are permitted

His advisor recommended that he ____ at least three courses each semester

• takes

• can take

• should take

• would take

It is important that he ____ to the director of the programme.

• should speak

• spoke

• would speak

• speaks

It's important that they ____ to take her medicine twice a day.

• remember

• remembering

• to remember

• remembers

I suggest that Frank ____ the instructions carefully before playing that game.

• reading

• to read

• read

• reads

Mrs. Smith demanded that the heater ____ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.

• repaired

• be repaired

• repair

• to repair

It's vital that the United States ____ on improving its public education system.

• focuses

• focus

• focusing

• focused

The monk insisted that the tourists ____ the temple until they had removed their shoes.

• not entering

• not to enter

• not enter

• don't enter