PREP1-Q41

evelyn205205

The budget for education reflects the administration's demand that the money is controlled by local school districts, but it can only be spent on teachers, not on books, computers, or other materials or activities.

(A) the money is controlled by local school districts, but it can only be spent

(B) the money be controlled by local school districts, but it allows them to spend the money only

(C) the money is to be controlled by local school districts, but allowing it only to be spent

(D) local school districts are in control of the money, but it allows them to spend the money only

(E) local school districts are to be in control of the money, but it can only spend it

Answer is B. But I chose A instead. I think that the word "it" in B is ambiguous cause it can refer to "the money" or "the administration" or "the budget" as well.
In addtion, according to XDF notes, the word "can" or "may" cannot be deleted if the original sentence has this kind of word.  So I think that B is not a good choice.
Hope you guys here can disuss the question with me, THX!

evelyn205205

THX HOR HELP！

hyyyyyy

it前面一个the money 一个school districts it应该只能指the money吧   难道it还能跨越改从句指前面的吗？

evelyn205205

那为什么不选A呢？demand在这里是一个名词啊，不是动词耶。。。
当demand是名词时，不需要虚拟啊
还有这个can的问题，B 把can给“抹杀”掉了

hyyyyyy

其实我是疑问句  我想知道it可否跨越该从句指前面的   你问的那两个点  我也不知道   顶一下！

evelyn205205

我也不知道，盼高人

gwang5

曼哈顿GMAT论坛上讨论了这个问题，解释是说demand that后面要跟虚拟语态。贴在这里供你参考：

'demand that' requires subjunctive verb tense. That means 'verb' followed by the infinitive form without 'to'. The only choice with the subjunctive is B. 'demand that X be Y'.

n modern American English, the Simple Present Subjunctive is used in clauses beginning with the word that that express formal commands or requests. This construction requires the "bare infinitive," or the infinitive of the verb without the word "to."

This explains the need for demand that the money be in the correct answer choice: demand (expresses command) that (introduction to clause) the money (subject) be (bare infinitive).

另外，propose that后面也是虚拟，如：

Eg. The attorney proposed that the session BE adjourned until the following day.

原贴位置：

http://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/the-budget-for-education-refelects-the-administration-s-t845.html

evelyn205205

THX。不管名词还是动词，都是虚拟咯

YvaineDing

B the money be controlled by local school districts, but it allows them to spend the money only中的it指代的是administration吧？如果按照逻辑来讲的话，但是the administration's demand中，administration是没有指代地位的，这应该怎么解释呢？

zbzzn

demand表示命令式虚拟 谓语要用原型 只有B是原型be controlled by