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The subjunctive uses the base form of the verb (regardless of subject) after verbs like suggest, recommend, insist, and demand, or the phrase "it is important/essential that." It's mainly used in formal English.
The doctor recommended that he rests.
The doctor recommended that he rest. — Use the base form (subjunctive), not "rests," after "recommend that."
It is important that she is told.
It is important that she be told. — Use the subjunctive "be," not "is," in this formal structure.
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