Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
I recommended that the patient ___________ on as soon as possible.

• A. Were operated
• B. Operated
• C. Would be operated
• D. Be operated

Answer 1

The correct option is D Be operated

The subjunctive mood is used in subordinate clauses and refers to previous experience but can also refer to unreal or improbable present or future situations.

The given sentence requires the sentence to be in past form to indicate a conditional or subjunctive mood.Thus, according to the rules, the correct answer will be Option D. The other remaining options are incorrect.