Help the exhausted stage manager complete the diva's list of outrageous demands by choosing the correct verb form for each gap.
The opera star insisted that her dressing room be painted completely black before her arrival.
She also demanded that the director not speak to her directly during rehearsals.
Finally, it is crucial that a bowl of green M&Ms wait on her vanity table at all times.
The opera star insisted that her dressing room be painted completely black before her arrival.
After verbs of insisting, we use the subjunctive mood in the that-clause. The passive subjunctive uses the base verb "be" + past participle ("be painted").
She also demanded that the director not speak to her directly during rehearsals.
To form the negative subjunctive, we place "not" directly before the base form of the verb. We do not use "do not" or "doesn't".
Finally, it is crucial that a bowl of green M&Ms wait on her vanity table at all times.
After adjectives of importance (like "crucial"), we use the base form of the verb for all subjects. Even though "bowl" is singular, we drop the third-person "-s" and use "wait" instead of "waits".