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present subjunctive after "agree that"

 
 
Hela
 
Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 03:05 am
Dear teachers,

Can I use the subjunctive (instead of should) in this sentence?

Experts agree that any athlete who has concussion symptoms do not return to competition until they are fully resolved.

Thank you for your help.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 04:03 am
Yes, but a native speaker would be unlikely to say or write that.
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contrex
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 05:27 am
@Hela,
You cannot use the present plural (do not return) in that sentence.

Experts agree that any athlete who has concussion symptoms should not return to competition until they are fully resolved.

Or you could write

Experts recommend that any athlete who has concussion symptoms does not return to competition until they are fully resolved.


Setanta
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 07:15 am
The present subjunctive ot the verb to do in all persons is "do."
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Hela
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 07:32 am
@contrex,
I don't think that your second sentence is right. After some verbs or expressions -- such as agree that, recommend that, believe that, insist that...-- we have to use either "should + verb" or the bare infinitive which is in fact a present subjunctive.

Let's see what other people think about it. Smile

Regards
contrex
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 09:10 am
@Hela,
Hela wrote:

I don't think that your second sentence is right. After some verbs or expressions -- such as agree that, recommend that, believe that, insist that...-- we have to use either "should + verb" or the bare infinitive which is in fact a present subjunctive.

Let's see what other people think about it. Smile

Regards


It is right. After such words as agree, recommend, believe, insist, and 'that', we can use the appropriate tense (plural or singular) of a verb e.g.

Both my sisters agree that I do not have black hair.
I agree that dogs cannot fly.
My doctor recommends that I walk two kilometres every day.
He believes that his cats are sick.
My wife insists that he pays for the vacation.
I feared that my car was stolen.
I hope that my mother will call.

The subjunctive form is more formal.

See here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv201.shtml

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Hela
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 12:50 pm
Sorry, I meant:
Experts agree that any athlete who has concussion symptoms not return to competition until they are fully resolved.
contrex
 
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Reply Sat 31 May, 2014 01:15 pm
@Hela,
Hela wrote:
Experts agree that any athlete who has concussion symptoms not return to competition until they are fully resolved.


That is 'correct'; it is also somewhat old fashioned and formal.
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