55． In one of the most stunning reversals in the history of marketing，the Coca-Cola company in July 1985 yielded to thousands of irate consumers demanding that it should bring back the original Coke formula.
(A) demanding that it should
(B) demanding it to
(C) and their demand to
(D) who demanded that it
(E) who demanded it to
Verb form + Grammatical construction
The use of the subjunctive is relatively infrequent in English；this sentence is an instance when it must be used. When a that clause follows a verb such as ask, recommend，request，or demand, the subjunctive (formed from the base form of the verb，such as be or bring) is used in the clause．Thus，the correct use of the subjunctive here is consumers who demanded that it bring．．．．
A The construction requires the subjunctive；the use of should is incorrect．为什么这个地方用SHOULD是不对的呢?我查了语法书，分明可以这样用的啊
B Demanding it to bring is not a grammatically correct construction．
C Using both consumers and their demand is redundant．
D Correct．In this sentence，the subjunctive bring correctly follows demanded that it．
E Demanded it to bring is not a grammatically correct construction．
The correct answer is D．
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