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Papaya gray 587 Posted 3 years ago
Grammar

Right form of verb

The doctor suggested that the patient ____ weight.

a) should lose

b)loses

c)lose

d) would lose


Please give the right explanation

  

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papaya gray 587 a) should lose This is a good choice. I think that "should" is a little redundant with "suggested that", but it is a minor point and does not make it wrong at all. I think that this is more likely in England than here in the US.

  • papaya gray 587 a) should lose This is a good choice.
  • I think that "should" is a little redundant with "suggested that", but it is a minor point and does not make it wrong at all.
  • I think that this is more likely in England than here in the US.
  • papaya gray 587 b)loses No.
  • The indicative does not go with "suggest".
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papaya gray 587a) should lose

This is a good choice. I think that "should" is a little redundant with "suggested that", but it is a minor point and does not make it wrong at all. I think that this is more likely in England than here in the US.

papaya gray 587b)loses

No. The indicative does not go with "suggest".

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The doctor said that the patient should lose weight.

The doctor suggested that the patient _lose___ weight.


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