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Taka Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Suggest
He suggested my going to the place they were talking about.
He suggested me going to the place they were talking about.
Do these above sound equally OK?
He suggested me going to the place they were talking about.
Do these above sound equally OK?
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I don't like either sentence. With suggest , I would say: He suggested that I [should] go to the place they were talking about. With should, go is an infinitive.
- I don't like either sentence.
- With suggest , I would say: He suggested that I [should] go to the place they were talking about.
- With should, go is an infinitive.
- Without should , go is a present subjunctive.
- CB
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I don't like either sentence. With suggest, I would say:
He suggested that I [should] go to the place they were talking about.
With should, go is an infinitive. Without should, go is a present subjunctive.
CB
He suggested that I [should] go to the place they were talking about.
With should, go is an infinitive. Without should, go is a present subjunctive.
CB
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I wouldn't use it either, but one of the dictionaries I have says 'suggest one's(possessive) doing' is possible. If so, I wonder if 'suggest one(objective) doing' is also possible, as in, say, 'Would you mind my/me opening the window?'.
Do you think it's possible?
Do you think it's possible?
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Hi,
The second sentence is incorrect because you can't suggest somebody something, as in suggested me;
this phrase is wrong. However, your first sentence seems correct, but sounds to me rather formal and fancy.
Then, you are more likely to hear people saying either of these sentences:
He suggested going to the place they were talking about.
The second sentence is incorrect because you can't suggest somebody something, as in suggested me;
this phrase is wrong. However, your first sentence seems correct, but sounds to me rather formal and fancy.
Then, you are more likely to hear people saying either of these sentences:
He suggested going to the place they were talking about.
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TakaDo you think it's possible?Many things are possiblein English, Taka.
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