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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Recommend / suggest
I recommend that you go there.
I recommend your going there.
I recommend going there
I recommend you to go there.
I suggest that you go there.
I suggest your going there.
I suggest going there
I suggest you to go there.
Hi,
Although I found it a lot on Google, I consider each 4th is wrong. Are underlined sentences correct?
I recommend your going there.
I recommend going there
I recommend you to go there.
I suggest that you go there.
I suggest your going there.
I suggest going there
I suggest you to go there.
Hi,
Although I found it a lot on Google, I consider each 4th is wrong. Are underlined sentences correct?
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Hi after recommend, two structures are possible. (without an object) or I recommend you to go there. suggest is followed by -ing or that .....
- Hi after recommend, two structures are possible.
- (without an object) or I recommend you to go there.
- suggest is followed by -ing or that .....
- so I suggest you to go there.
- is wrong.
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Hi
after recommend, two structures are possible.
I recommend going there.(without an object)
or I recommend you to go there.
suggest is followed by -ing or that .....
so I suggest you to go there. is wrong.
therefore
"I suggest you going there." or
" I suggest that you go there." are correct one.
after recommend, two structures are possible.
I recommend going there.(without an object)
or I recommend you to go there.
suggest is followed by -ing or that .....
so I suggest you to go there. is wrong.
therefore
"I suggest you going there." or
" I suggest that you go there." are correct one.
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Thanks.
mboutiafter recommend, two structures are possible.Cambridge also says recommend can take a that-clause; what do you think of it?
mbouti"I suggest you going there."Can suggest take an indirect object like you?
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Hi
Can you give me examples for a that-clause for recommend and indirect object for suggest?
Can you give me examples for a that-clause for recommend and indirect object for suggest?
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Thanks again, Mbouti.
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mboutiHiThe doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise. from Cambridge online dictionary
Can you give me examples for a that-clause for recommend and indirect object for suggest?
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LiveinjapanI consider each 4th is wrong. Are underlined sentences correct?I also consider them wrong. I'm not particularly fond of the second structure illustrated in each group either.
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CalifJimI also consider them wrongYou said 'I recommend you to go there.' is wrong, then is there any special reason that this 'to go' sentence is wrong but
-We'd recommend you to book your flight early.
is correct?
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