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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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that he go, or, that he goes?

0Which is correct, and why?02br
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00We suggested that he go to a specialist.02br
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0Hello Anon02br 02br 001. ] Here, "go" is the present subjunctive. Some speakers prefer to use the present subjunctive in a "that" clause after verbs such as "suggest", "recommend", etc.

— MrPedantic

  • 0Hello Anon02br 02br 001.
  • ] Here, "go" is the present subjunctive.
  • Some speakers prefer to use the present subjunctive in a "that" clause after verbs such as "suggest", "recommend", etc.
  • 02br 02br 002.
  • ] Here, "goes" is indicative.
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0Hello Anon02br
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001. We suggested that he go to a specialist.] Here, "go" is the present subjunctive. Some speakers prefer to use the present subjunctive in a "that" clause after verbs such as "suggest", "recommend", etc. 02br
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002. We suggested that he goes to a specialist.] Here, "goes" is indicative. Those speakers who don't prefer the subjunct
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0 My American ear senses a different meaning for 01i00suggest02i00 in these. And both are correct.02br
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00 1. 01i00We made this suggestion (to him): "You should go to a specialist."02i02br
00 2. 01i00We [hinted / intimated] that he is in the habit of going to a specialist.02i02br
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He goes Change to Passive voice

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Anonymous

He goes Change to Passive voice

That's not possible. There is no object in the sentence "He goes".

In the future, please don't add unrelated questions to 10-year-old threads. Start a new thread. Thank you.

CJ

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