Poll: They insisted that he ____ banned.

They insisted that he ____ banned.

be [American speaker]
was [American speaker]
be [British speaker]
was [British speaker]
be [Other Native speaker]
was [Other Native speaker]
be [Non-Native speaker]
was [Non-Native speaker]

Votes: 497
Comments: 3
Added: March 2005

Comments:

rhapsomatrics - 5th March 2005 20:19
...he be banned is the same as he should be banned...it is forceful and compelling giving no room for choice making
 
MrTrilby - 31st January 2006 21:21
"Be". It's the subjunctive!
 
Secsee Devil - 11th December 2009 13:51
It's the "they" in the sentence..

You can't have "they was".. Simple.. It's "they be"
 
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