Choose the grammatically correct sentence from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → She insisted that he must go for the meeting.
The verb "insist" with a that-clause:
- When insist means to demand firmly that something be done, the that-clause states what has to be done.
- In formal English this clause takes the base form or should (She insisted that he go / should go). Among the options, only must expresses this strong obligation.
- This sentence: she firmly demanded that he attend the meeting, so "he must go" fits.
- Complete sentence: She insisted that he must go for the meeting.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: She insisted that he may go for the meeting. — Incorrect. May gives permission or shows possibility. A firm demand is not a permission.
Example: You may leave the room now.
Option 3: She insisted that he went for the meeting. — Incorrect. With the past tense "went", insist means to claim firmly that something is a fact: she would be saying that he had gone, not demanding that he go.
Example: The boy insisted that he had done his homework.
Option 4: She insisted that he might go for the meeting — Incorrect. Might shows a weak possibility or polite permission. It is far too weak after "insisted".
Example: It might rain later in the evening.