Juan Andrade
Why this sentence is correct? It’s important that he go to the hospital.
2020년 8월 14일 오전 3:26
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This is the English subjunctive. It takes the infinitive form without "to" It is important that the students be silent during the movie. There are other forms. Take a look at https://www.lexico.com/grammar/when-to-use-the-subjunctive
2020년 8월 14일
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Yes, I think that's right, but also know that English-speakers might not know the right verb either... If you were to say GOES in conversation with someone, I don't think it would sound wrong to a lot of people. And I can definitely imagine native speakers saying GOES, too.
2020년 8월 14일
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I think in American English this would be split into two sentences, one a statement, the other more traditional, like so: "It's important. He needs to go to the hospital." Or you could vice versa those same two sentences so you get the exclamation point at the finish.
2020년 8월 14일
Hi- it’s correct. It’s one of the rare cases where English uses a subjunctive form. However, many native speakers would ignore this, especially informally, and use “he goes”. There are a number of similar verbs followed by ‘that’ clauses where subjunctives are used (e.g. suggested that, required that). Hope this helps!
2020년 8월 14일
Now I'm confused. Is GO correct or should it be GOES?
2020년 8월 14일
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Juan Andrade
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아랍어, 중국어(북경어), 영어, 독일어, 이탈리아어, 포르투갈어, 스페인어
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아랍어, 중국어(북경어), 영어, 독일어, 이탈리아어, 포르투갈어