SC: Before they will consider..

[nverma]

Originally Posted by santroz

nverma...It has got more to do with subjunctive mood than parallelism...

If in the sentence we have word which expresses hopes/proposals/desires or requests and if it is followed by THAT then the verb has to be in infitive form without to..(THAT + INFINITIVE FORM OF VERB WITHOUT TO)...

In the sentence here presence of DEMAND THAT alarms us that the sentence has subjunctive mood..hence the verb should be in infitive form without TO..
the two verbs are substitute and establish...so it will used as: ..substitute.....and establish...
Hope its clear now..

Thanks Santroz

i more question: what abt the usage of "establish" or "establishes"..Can u help me differentiate..??

[santroz]

Originally Posted by nverma

Thanks Santroz

i more question: what abt the usage of "establish" or "establishes"..Can u help me differentiate..??

Well..m not sure what your exact question is..if you meant when to use establish and when to establishes..then the answer is pretty simple..

Plural Subject will take establish as verb..
Singular Third person subject will take establishes as verb..

The rules above are applicable only when the mood of the sentence is not subjunctive..if the mood is subjunctive, it will follow the rule of THAT + INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB WITHOUT TO..

HTH..

[nverma]

Originally Posted by santroz

Well..m not sure what your exact question is..if you meant when to use establish and when to establishes..then the answer is pretty simple..

Plural Subject will take establish as verb..
Singular Third person subject will take establishes as verb..

The rules above are applicable only when the mood of the sentence is not subjunctive..if the mood is subjunctive, it will follow the rule of THAT + INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB WITHOUT TO..

HTH..

Hi Santroz..

U hv understood my question quite correctly ...
And answered in pretty gud manner..

(The rules above are applicable only when the mood of the sentence is not subjunctive..if the mood is subjunctive, it will follow the rule of THAT + INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB WITHOUT TO..)

Thanks again

[santroz]

Originally Posted by nverma

Hi Santroz..

U hv understood my question quite correctly ...
And answered in pretty gud manner..

(The rules above are applicable only when the mood of the sentence is not subjunctive..if the mood is subjunctive, it will follow the rule of THAT + INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERB WITHOUT TO..)

Thanks again

m glad it helped..

[GMAT_700+]

Originally Posted by WoundedGmatter

IMO D...but thining why not E
Who should guarantee the cost of living increases
Board or payment scale???

E can't be answer for simple reason that it changes the meaning of the intended sentence. The original meaning is board should fire teachers and establish pay scales. How can we say whether firing teachers will bring pay scale, which is what E suggest.

Hence D