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Roccololipop Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

suggest

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001) Martin suggested her to sell the car.02br
002) Martin suggests that they went to the cinema.02br
003) Martin suggested to her sister that she should go to the cinema.02br
004) Martin suggested her that she should go to the cinema.02br
005) Martin suggested to her that she should go to the cinema. 0-
  

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03 and 5 are good but personally I would omit 01i00should02i00 in both cases.0-
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0 Thank you Huevos. That was very helpful.[Y]0-
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01cite10roccololipop12cite10 My try: 12br
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101) Martin suggested her11del10 to12del10 sell11font10ing12font10 the car. 11font10or Marting suggessted that she sell the car or Martin suggested that she should sell the ca
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0 Thanks doll but I after further research, I am now sure 3 and 5 are correct; and 4 is incorrect. You're right about 1 and 2. I appreciate your help. 0-
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0I thought "suggested her sell the car" or "suggested selling the car to her" where the only possible answers but, the second one sounds weird, it's as if you were saying "I told her to sell the car to another girl". 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Would you tell me how you reached the conclusion that 3 is correct, whereas 4 is incorrect? They look identical, except one has 'her sister' and the other has 'her', 0-
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0I agree with Huevos. (Welcome to The Forums.)02br
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00Since Martin is also a "she," it's not 100% certain which "she" should go, but close enough.0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Would you tell me how you reached the conclusion that 3 is correct, whereas 4 is incorrect? They look identical, except one has 'her sister' and the other has 'her', 12br
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10In 1) and 4)"Martin suggested her" requires "11i11u11b10to12b12u12i10
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes, you're right.02br
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00When 01i01u00You urge/tell someone to do something02u02i00, 01u00someone01b00 02b02u00is the direct object.02br
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00When01u01i00 You suggest something to someone02i02u00,
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0Thank you kindly, Clive.0-
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