Minhuoc  +  206120 Tue, 14 Mar 06 03:18 PM This sentence is wrong because it lacks of "s" in "he rest". Is that right? "Al's doctor insists that he rest for a few days." Thanks. Minhuoc

	Best answer by Philip  +  206197 Tue, 14 Mar 06 09:44 PM Pieanne “A simple present after "insist" doesn't seem correct to me. "He insisted that he should rest", or "that he rested" (I'm not quite sure about the latter; wait for a native's opinion)...” rest is correct - one of the few remnants of the subjunctive mood in English.  Many people who have no idea what the subjunctive is even use this form. Philip Simple Present, Present Tenses, Subjunctives, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Simple Tenses, Languages

	pieanne  +  206146 Tue, 14 Mar 06 05:41 PM A simple present after "insist" doesn't seem correct to me. "He insisted that he should rest", or "that he rested" (I'm not quite sure about the latter; wait for a native's opinion)... pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Simple Present

	komountain  +  206250 Wed, 15 Mar 06 02:10 AM A few more verbs that share the same usage as 'insist': advise, command, demand, require, request, ask, suggest, recommend, ... ex)The doctor advised that he stop smoking. ex)She asked that her name not be revealed. komountain Joined on Mon, Nov 8 2004 Full Member 269 Verbs