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Are the verbs in these sentences correct or incorrect?

  1. Are you suggesting that everyone writes an essay?

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  2. When work is especially hectic, Ritu sometimes wishes she was not the boss.

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  3. The government will likely urge that the foreign diplomat leave the country before civil unrest escalates.

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  4. Do you think that if he had been taller, he would have made the basketball team?

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  5. Marie’s uncle suggests that she takes the unpaved road to the château because the drive, though hair-raising at times, is stunningly beautiful.

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  6. The trainer strongly recommends that you are stretched and warmed up before lifting any weights.

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