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MrWonderful Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Suggest,advise,order, etc

Hello. Can somebody tell me which of these is more common:

We suggest/advise/order/etc. them to have a break - we suggest/advise/order/etc. that they have a break
  

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It depends on the verb. Some are awkward or impossible in one or the other structure: We advised/ordered them to have a break. We suggested that they have a break.

— Mister Micawber

  • It depends on the verb.
  • Some are awkward or impossible in one or the other structure: We advised/ordered them to have a break.
  • We suggested that they have a break.
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It depends on the verb. Some are awkward or impossible in one or the other structure:

We advised/ordered them to have a break.
We suggested that they have a break.
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