Multiple choice

Directions: This question presents a sentence, all or part of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find five ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other four are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others.

It is essential that we should start and stay on the path which leads to success and should heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

  1. It is essential that we should start and stay on the path which leads to success and should heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

  2. It is essential that we should start and stay on the path which leads to success and heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

  3. It is essential that we start and stay on the path which leads to success and should heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

  4. It is essential that we start and stay on the path which leads to success and heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

  5. It is essential to start and stay on the path which leads to success and to heed the critics and the rejections carefully.

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D Correct answer
Explanation

'Essential that' means that the subjunctive clause not use any auxiliary.  This option does precisely that.