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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Suggest

01. Please suggest me the next step.02br
002. Please suggest the next step.02br
00My question is whether it is fine to write 'suggest me'.02br
00Probably you want to know the context here.02br
00I gave some instructions to a person on the phone about reformatting the hard disk and install everything. 02br
00He said ' please suggest me the next step' during one of our conversations. 02br
00 I know for sure it is incorrect to say 'I suggested to you/him on ... '0-
  

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02br 02br 00Usually, where we have a direct object and an indirect object, the "to" for the indirect object is optional. But in your example it is required. 02br 02br 01i 00Please give the book to me.

— Avangi

  • 02br 02br 00Usually, where we have a direct object and an indirect object, the "to" for the indirect object is optional.
  • But in your example it is required.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00Please give the book to me.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 00Give it to me.
  • 02br 02br 01i 00Suggest the next step to me.
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0I see your dilema, but I'm too tired to say anything intelligent.02br
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00Usually, where we have a direct object and an indirect object, the "to" for the indirect object is optional. But in your example it is required. I don't know why.02br
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01i00Please give the book to me. Please give me the book.02i02br
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0 Thanks Avangi for the reply.02br
00So the following is the correct one:02br
01font01i00Suggest the next step to me.02i00 02font0-
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0My question is whether it is fine to write 'suggest me- No, it sounds aweful in my opinion 02img02br
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00Possibilities:02br
00Please suggest what I need to do next.02br
00Can you suggest what I should do next02br
00Please give me a suggetion as to what I should do n
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01cite10Rotter12cite10My question is whether it is fine to write 'suggest me'.12blockquote
10 No! Don't do that!02br
01i00Can you suggest the next step?02i02br
01i00What would you suggest for the next step?02i02br
01i00What do you suggest I do n
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0"Suggest the next step to me" is fine, but, as you show in your original post #2, the indirect object is not required. "Please suggest the next step" is also fine.02br
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00Again, sometimes the indirect object is required, sometimes not. The key is the verb and the context. "How can I amuse the children?" (reply) "Tell a story."02br
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00"Please
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01cite10Avangi12cite10The key is the verb and the context.12blockquote
10Learners often want to put an indirect object on 01i00suggest, recommend, 02i00and01i00 explain02i00, and their near synonyms, all of which are either totally wrong or very awkward.02br
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