Hello all,

I'm having some trouble with what (in my opinion) very much resembles the French subjonctif only that it seems to be much less complex. For example:

She demanded that she be acquitted.

Questions are:
- do you English-speaking guys talk like this in real life or is it rather some kind of a formal way of expressing oneself?
- are there any particular verbs which should be followed by the that and a verb formed like in the example?
- or maybe there are some verbs which should never ever be accompanied by this creature, despite the speaker's desire?

Any help/explanation/reference to an explanation would be very welcome!

Thanks,
Lukasz