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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"To" after "it is suggested", "it is recommended"

Hi,

I am confronted with a technical text which uses a lot of impersonal passive structures. E.g. for recommendations it says: "It is suggested to use..." oder "It is recommended to change..." Is this grammatically correct? Or do you have to write "It is suggested that you use..." - or "It is suggested using..."?

Thank you for your help

Christiane
  

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'It is suggested/recommended to do' is acceptable, or at least it is in heavy use in such texts, as turgid as it seems.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'It is suggested/recommended to do' is acceptable, or at least it is in heavy use in such texts, as turgid as it seems.
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'It is suggested/recommended to do' is acceptable, or at least it is in heavy use in such texts, as turgid as it seems.
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"It is suggested using..." is also wrong.

Correct:

It is suggested that you use X.

It is suggested that X be used.

We suggest using X.

We suggest that X be used.
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It is recommended to change the oil every 3000 miles. - This is stilted and formal, but not incorrect.
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AlpheccaStarsThis is stilted …
I don't think it's stilted at all.
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Hi guys,

I prefer
Changing the oil every 3000 miles is recommended.

Clive
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Aspara Gus AlpheccaStarsThis is stilted …I don't think it's stilted at all.
So you think it is incorrect?
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AlpheccaStarsSo you think it is incorrect?
No, I think it's fine. I mean that I don't find it "bombastic" or "stiffly formal".

I think Clive's version is fine, too.
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