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📍 "The manager insisted that every member complete the survey before the deadline expired." The sentence is grammatically correct. It uses the subjunctive mood, which is the proper form for a clause that follows a verb of demand or insistence. 👉🏻Why the sentence is correct: 🔹The subjunctive mood is used after certain verbs. The verb "insisted" is in a class of verbs (including suggest, demand, recommend, request, and propose) that trigger the subjunctive mood in a dependent clause. 🔹The verb takes its base form. In the present subjunctive mood, the verb is always in its base or infinitive form (without "to"), regardless of the subject. 🌱The subject of the dependent clause is "every member," which is singular. 🌱However, because of the subjunctive mood, the verb remains "complete," not "completes." 👉🏻The sentence refers to a demand, not a fact. The structure is used to express a required or commanded action, not to state a fact. For example, a sentence like "The manager insisted that every member completed the survey" would have a different meaning—it would be a statement of fact, asserting that the manager was certain they had finished it. ➖➖➖➖ The sentence is grammatically correct due to its use of the mandative subjunctive mood. 👉🏻Explanation This construction is mandatory in formal English and occurs in sentences with the following structure: 🔹A verb of demand, suggestion, or request (like insist, suggest, ask, or recommend). 🔹The conjunction that. 🔹A verb in its base form, regardless of the subject. 👉🏻Breaking down the example sentence: 🔹Verb of demand: insisted 🔹Conjunction: that 🔹Subject of the subordinate clause: every member (a third-person singular subject) 🔹Subjunctive verb: complete (the base form of the verb) 👉🏻Even though the subject every member is singular, the verb remains in its base form (complete), not the typical third-person singular form (completes). 👉🏻Incorrect alternatives: It is a common error to use the indicative mood (the typical verb forms) in this construction. The following versions are incorrect: ✏️Incorrect: The manager insisted that every member completes the survey. ✏️Incorrect: The manager insisted that every member should complete the survey. (While sometimes used, it is less formal than the pure subjunctive). 💜💜💜💜💜💜 SV RAMANUJ

📍"The team leader called up each employee separately but failed to bring up their actual grievances." The sentence is grammatically correct and uses the phrasal verbs "called up" and "bring up" appropriately. The phrasing is natural for informal and semi-formal contexts. 👉🏻Phrasal verb usage breakdown "Called up": In this context, "called up" means to telephone someone. The sentence structure "called up each employee separately" is correct. "Bring up": This phrasal verb means to mention a subject or start talking about it. The phrase "bring up their actual grievances" correctly indicates the topic of discussion. "Called up each employee separately but failed to bring up their actual grievances": The sentence correctly separates the phrasal verb call up by placing the direct object "each employee" between the verb and the preposition. The second half of the sentence uses the correct, idiomatic phrasal verb "bring up." 👉🏻Alternative phrasing While the original sentence is correct, you could rephrase it for more formal settings or to change the emphasis. For a more formal tone: "The team leader telephoned each employee individually but did not address their actual grievances." To simplify the structure: "The team leader spoke to each employee privately but never raised their actual grievances." 🔰The sentence is grammatically correct. It correctly uses two phrasal verbs, "called up" and "bring up". 👉🏻Breakdown of the sentence 🔹The team leader: The subject of the sentence. 🔹called up each employee separately: The first action. "Called up" is a phrasal verb that means "to telephone someone," and it's used correctly here. The phrase "each employee separately" specifies that the calls were individual. 🔹but: A conjunction used to connect two contrasting ideas. The team leader's effort contrasted with their failure. 🔹failed to bring up their actual grievances: The second action. "Bring up" is a phrasal verb meaning "to mention or raise a topic for discussion," and it's used correctly to describe the grievances that were not discussed. 🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 SV RAMANUJ

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