RE: Grammar gurus: I have a question

["Barbara Philbrick" <caslon -at- alltel -dot- net>]

This reference is perfect! Thank you.

Thank you to everyone who responded. I was able to use this information to
convince my authors that we should change it.

What interests me is that the authors are English as second language
speakers.

Regards,

Barb

-----Original Message-----
From: Guy K. Haas [mailto:guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com] 
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:05 PM
To: Barbara Philbrick
Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: Re: Grammar gurus: I have a question

While there is plenty of room for rewriting, the question of grammar is
answered here: http://www.ceafinney.com/subjunctive/excerpts.html

It is a "mandative subjunctive".  That cite covers more ground that just the
mandative subjunctive, so look for Berk (1999)

--Guy K. Haas
  Software (and Grammar) Exegete in Silicon Valley



> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 11:36 AM, Barbara Philbrick
> <caslon -at- alltel -dot- net>wrote:
>
>> In the sentence:
>> "It is recommended that the executive in charge of the audit also 
>> signs off this objective to prevent a type 2 diagnostic."
>>
>> Should it be "signs off" or "sign off"?
>>
>> The voices in my head are arguing and need another opinion :-)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Barb


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