In the sentence below, is it natural to put “be” instead of “are” in the that-clause ?
It is ［recommended ／ imperative ／important ］that customer surveys be conducted regularly.

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us4gi

29 January

English (US)

Yes, because it's subjunctive.
(This is known as "mandative subjunctive".)

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kiyosato

29 January

Japanese

Thank you very much.
When I checked a dictionary, I found some examples that didn’t use infinitive in this case. So I asked for this question.
Very helpful to me !

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In the sentence below, is it natural to put “be” instead of “are” in the that-clause ?It is ［recommended ／ imperative ／important ］that customer surveys be conducted regularly. See a translation

Yes, because it's subjunctive.(This is known as "mandative subjunctive".)

In the sentence below, is it natural to put “be” instead of “are” in the that-clause ?
It is ［recommended ／ imperative ／important ］that customer surveys be conducted regularly.

See a translation

Yes, because it's subjunctive.
(This is known as "mandative subjunctive".)