<p>Afflicted with tuberculosis, the English poet did not have long to live, so his doctors recommended that he (spend) his last days in Rome. </p>
<p>The answer is no error, but I thought “spend” should be replaced with “spends” because he is singular. Could someone please explain why spend is right, and why “spends” is unnecessary? Thanks!</p>
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<li>(After) the somber butler (strode) to the door and asked, (Who) is it? the mysterious vagrant replied, It is (me). </li>
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<p>can someone please explain why me is wrong. i thought you always used the subjective case for pronouns after verbs</p>
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<p>The subjunctive tense is required because his spending his last days in Rome isn’t necessarily going to happen; it’s only a recommendation. “spend” is the subjunctive form of “to spend” for third-person singular.</p>
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The College Board doesn’t usually test this. Where did you get this example from?</p>
<p>Anyways, “me” can’t be in the objective case because’s it’s the predicate nominative of “It is.” This rule is not commonly observed in colloquial contexts.</p>