Most MBA programs now mandate that potential applicants be finished wi...
The first thing you should ask yourself is whether the programs have something or do something? They do something. They mandate something of somebody else. That means that choices D and E are incorrect. Now you have to determine which tense is correct. Do you mandate that someone do something, or that someone to do something? Clearly not to do something. That means choice B can be eliminated. Choice C has the wrong tense, the future. The subjunctive is required after the construction ‘mandate that’. Choice A is the correct answer.
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Most MBA programs now mandate that potential applicants be finished wi...
The correct answer is option 'A' - "mandate that potential applicants be finished".
Explanation:
The sentence is discussing the requirements for potential applicants to MBA programs. The verb "mandate" means to require or make something mandatory. In this context, it means that MBA programs now require potential applicants to have finished their undergraduate degree before applying.
Let's analyze the given options:
a) mandate that potential applicants be finished - This option correctly uses the verb "mandate" to express the requirement and the phrase "be finished" to indicate that the applicants should have completed their undergraduate degree.
b) mandate potential applicants to be finished - This option uses the verb "mandate" correctly, but the phrase "to be finished" does not accurately convey the idea that the applicants should have already completed their undergraduate degree. It implies that the applicants should finish their degree while applying.
c) mandate that potential applicants will be finished - This option uses the verb "mandate" correctly, but the phrase "will be finished" suggests that the applicants will finish their degree in the future, rather than having already completed it. It does not accurately convey the requirement stated in the original sentence.
d) have a mandate for a potential applicant finishing - This option does not use the verb "mandate" correctly. Additionally, the phrase "for a potential applicant finishing" is unclear and does not accurately convey the requirement for applicants to have completed their undergraduate degree.
e) have a mandate to finish potential applicants - This option does not use the verb "mandate" correctly. Additionally, the phrase "to finish potential applicants" suggests that the mandate is for the program to finish the applicants, which is not the intended meaning.
Therefore, option 'A' is the correct answer as it accurately conveys the requirement that potential applicants should have finished their undergraduate degree before applying to MBA programs.