Reporting verb + THAT-clause with SHOULD + infinitive
verb + that-clause with should + infinitive
| Reporting verbs used with a that-clause with should | |
|---|---|
| advise agree demand insist prefer |
propose recommend request suggest urge |
Carlos: I think you should visit a specialist.
Carlos advised that I should visit a specialist.
Susan: Yes, you are right, Harry. You'd better accept that offer.
Susan agreed that Harry should accept the offer.
Customer: I want you to give me a full refund.
The customer demanded that the company should give him a full refund.
Mike: You really must try my new muffin recipe.
Mike insisted that I should try his new muffin recipe.
Howard: I'd rather you came to my party, and not to Ryan's.
Howard preferred that I should go to his party.
Jill: How about going to the sauna tonight?
Jill proposed/recommended/suggested that we should go to the sauna.
Employees: Could we have the staff meeting on Tuesday instead?
The employees requested that the staff meeting should be on Tuesday.
Green activists: The nuclear plant must immediately be shut down.
Green activists urged that the nuclear plant should be shut down.
The present subjunctive can replace should + infinitive in a that-clause in formal and literary styles:
Carlos: I think you should visit a specialist.
Carlos advised that I visit a specialist.
