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Old 27-Jul-2007, 15:26
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Default Re: the subjunctive

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Originally Posted by balakrishnanijk View Post
1. The judge recommended that the prisoner be kept in prison for another three months.
2. The judge recommended that the prisoner should be kept in prison for another three months.
3. The judge recommended that the prisoner was kept in prison for another three months.
What is the difference between the three sentences?
There is no difference between sentences #1 and #2.
There is a mistake in the third sentence.You should write like this:
The judge recommended the prisoner to be kept in prison for another three months.
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