Not all of them. Suggest is used only with that-clause or ing-clause. sunsail Hello, is there any problem in sentences below?
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sunsailHello,
is there any problem in sentences below?
I suggested the Holiday Inn to him OK.
I suggested him the Holiday Inn. It's wrong,.
I told/said to
sunsailWe suggested him for presidentThe word for is important.
sunsailI suggested him the Holiday Inn.The word for is missing.
sunsailI told him to stayEvery verb has its own grammar, but of course when several or even many verbs have the same grammar, they can be placed in the same category. It turns out that suggest is one of those verbs that doesn't fit into the
I want him to read ...
IfifI can use these verbs like this
why cannot I use "suggest"?
sunsailI suggested him the presidency.No. I can't wrap my brain around this one! The sentence seems wrong, and I would never get that meaning out of it. Sorry!
...oneOne person offers another person the presidency or gives him the chance of being president.