Multiple choice

Directions: The following question presents a sentence, part of which or all 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.

The new regulations mandate that a company allows their retiring employees who would otherwise lose group health care coverage to continue the same insurance at their own expense for a specific period.

  1. that a company allows their retiring employees who would otherwise lose group health care coverage to continue

  2. companies to allow their retiring employees who would otherwise lose group health care coverage that they can continue

  3. that a company allow its retiring employees who would otherwise lose group health care coverage to continue

  4. companies allowing a retiring employee whose group health care coverage would otherwise be lost the continuation of

  5. companies to allow a retiring employee whose group health care coverage would otherwise be lost the continuation of

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subjunctive mood is required after 'mandate that,' so the verb should be 'allow' rather than 'allows.' Additionally, 'company' is a singular entity that should use the singular pronoun 'its,' not the plural 'their.' Option C correctly uses 'allow' and 'its,' while other options either fail to use the subjunctive mood, use incorrect pronouns, or create awkward phrasing that changes the meaning.