Direction: Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s). The department head insisted that he __________ absolute authority to regulate office works.
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Direction: Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s).
The department head insisted that he __________ absolute authority to regulate office works.
- gives
- is given
- would be given
- be given
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - be given
After a verb of demand such as “insisted that”, standard grammar uses the mandative subjunctive, the base form of the verb: “insisted that he be given absolute authority”. The passive is needed because the authority is given to him, which rules out “gives”, while “is given” and “would be given” are ordinary indicative forms that report a fact rather than express the demand.
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