By Subjunctives, Direct objects

A. I'm wondering if you made a reservation that will require me to arrive earlier.B. I'm wondering if you made a reservation requiring that I arrive earlier.C. Both are correct (but you may need to argue that both use the Present Indefinite).To avoid that, you can rewrite the sentences...

HelloWhich of the following is correct? A. I'm wondering if you made a reservation that will require me to arrive earlier.B. I'm wondering if you made a reservation requiring that I arrive earlier.C. Both are correct.Also, is this correct?A. "me' is the direct object of...

Anonymous wrote:Obviously, there is a difference in meaning between "We insist that he uphold the law" and "We insist that he upholds the law" (the first is stating more of a command and the other stating a belief about the situation), but I cannot figure out exactly why the first one is...

<I would be interested to see quotations from the early English grammarians that presented spoken English as somehow inferior, or that demonstrated an imposition of inappropriate rules from Latin. > Do you doubt that was the case? If so, I guess you disagree with this: "If they have...

Hello Hela I'm inclined to agree with CJ about your example 2: 'It's (high/about) time she WAS in bed' seems the natural form, because you use this phrase when you have no doubt that the person should be in bed. I agree too that the past tense here indicates: 'by this time, you should...