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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"Suggest that"

What is the rule that governs the use of "to" with the verb ORDER but not with the verb SUGGEST?

Thus we says "I suggest that you go" or "I suggest you go" but never "I suggest you to go".

But we can say "I order you to go" or "I order that you go".
  

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) "that" with the verb SUGGEST? We say "I suggest that you go" or "I suggest you go" and never "I suggest you to go". But we can say "I ORDER you to go" or "I order that you go".

— Maxinemurray

  • ) "that" with the verb SUGGEST?
  • We say "I suggest that you go" or "I suggest you go" and never "I suggest you to go".
  • But we can say "I ORDER you to go" or "I order that you go".
  • What is the rule?
  • Many thanks, Maxine
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Does anyone know the grammar rule that governs use of the conjunction (???) "that" with the verb SUGGEST? We say "I suggest that you go" or "I suggest you go" and never "I suggest you to go". But we can say "I ORDER you to go" or "I order that you go". What is the rule? Many thanks, Maxine
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There aren't really any set rules for this.

But note the following:

/I /suggest/ that you go/ --> construction= subject+verb+that-clause

/I /order /you/ to go / --> construction= sujbect+verb+object+to-inf.

the verb TO SUGGEST(=mention) gets one of these three forms.
- that-clause e.g. I suggest
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maxinemurrayDoes anyone know the grammar rule that governs use of the conjunction (???) "that" with the verb SUGGEST? We say "I suggest that you go" or "I suggest you go" and never "I suggest you to go". But we can say "I ORDER you to go" or "I order that you go". What is the rule? Many thanks, Maxine

There's no rule. There is only a group of ve
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