Find the part of the sentence that contains an error:
The CEO demanded that the report is submitted (1)/ to the board (2)/ not later than Wednesday afternoon (3)/ for immediate evaluation. (4)/
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. (1).
Error Concept: related to the use of subjunctive mood.
What is wrong: The verb “is submitted” is incorrectly used after “demanded that”.
Grammar Concept: After verbs like demand, suggest, recommend, insist, we use the base form of the verb (V1), not the present tense.
Incorrectness of the concept in context: Here, “is submitted” is in present tense, but after “demanded that”, we must use the base verb.
Correction: Thus, “is submitted” should be replaced with “be submitted”.
Corrected phrase: be submitted.
Final sentence: The CEO demanded that the report be submitted to the board not later than Wednesday afternoon for immediate evaluation.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.