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Can I use the subjunctive twice in the same sentence?

Can I use the subjunctive twice in the same sentence?

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Im trying to say "They (parents) recommend that I become a person that receives a lot of money because they insist on that I give them money for retirement" Here is what I have " Ellos recomiendan que yo sea una persona que recibo muchos dinero porque ellos insisten en que les dé dinero para jubilación "

From what I see it has all the necessities

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updated Jan 24, 2017
edited by BWSpanish
posted by BWSpanish
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There is no rule about how many times subjunctive can be used in a sentence.

I would say it this way: Ellos recomiendan que me vuelva a una persona que gane mucho dinero porque insisten que les dé dinero para su jubilación.

updated Jan 24, 2017
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61
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They (parents) recommend that I become a person that receives a lot of money because they insist on that I give them money for retirement. (= recomiendan que me vuelva una persona que reciba mucho dinero porque insisten en que les dé dinero para su jubilación)

Also, you can say ... that I become a person... = ... que me convierta en una persona...

updated Jan 24, 2017
posted by Oshnaj
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There are two entities here. "Ellos" y "Yo"'. There are several clauses, but still only two subjects. Therefore, Indcative for "ellos", y subjuntive for "Yo". It should be "Ellos recomienden" (indicative).

I prefer "convertir". "Ellos recomienden que me convierta en persona de ingresos mayores a que puedo sostenerles en la jubilación.''

Jmmm. Another question. Should "puedo" be "pueda"? It hasn't happened yet (A trigger for the subjunctive) although I'm talking about it now. A little help from my friends, please.

I think "pueda". Rules, rules, rules!

updated Jan 25, 2017
posted by DonBigoteDeLaLancha