PMS MCQs

After expressions of necessity, formal English may use the mandative subjunctive.
The base form 'submit' is used regardless of the subject.

Verbs of recommendation can introduce the mandative subjunctive.
The subordinate verb remains in the base form.

The phrase refers to an unreal present identity.
Formal conditional usage prefers the subjunctive 'were.'

'Had I known' is an inverted third conditional equivalent to 'If I had known.'
The conditional conjunction is omitted after inversion.

'Should you need' is a formal inverted conditional meaning 'If you should need.'
It expresses a possible future condition.

Future condition clauses normally use the simple present, not 'will.'
The future result appears in the main clause.

'Provided that' introduces a condition and takes the simple present for future reference.
Following the rules is required for participation.

A universal scientific truth normally remains in the simple present.
Backshift is unnecessary because the statement is still true.

A yes-no question is reported with 'asked' plus 'if' or 'whether.'
The word order becomes that of a statement.

A wh-question keeps the question word but uses statement word order.
The present tense normally backshifts to the past.

An imperative command is reported with a suitable reporting verb plus object and to-infinitive.
Pronouns change according to speaker and listener.

A polite imperative is commonly reported with 'requested' or 'asked' plus a to-infinitive.
The word 'please' is absorbed into the reporting verb.