Can we use "not" in this way?
"This would be accomplished in part through ritual exhortations that the souls not leave the tomb."

The sentence in quotation is from an article which I am translating. I can't understand why the author write "the souls not leave the tomb."I think it should be "do not". So I wonder is there any grammatical basis of this sentence?

Question

Can we use "not" in this way?
"This would be accomplished in part through ritual exhortations that the souls not leave the tomb."

The sentence in quotation is from an article which I am translating. I can't understand why the author write "the souls not leave the tomb."I think it should be "do not". So I wonder is there any grammatical basis of this sentence?

Answer

"that the souls not leave" is in the negative subjunctive mood.

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