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Anewcomer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Unclear in the use of "Recommend"
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00 I've been doing some searching on EnglishForward.com about the use of "recommend" i did found some reference but there seems to be some unclarity that i want to ask 02 br
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00 I know that one can't use: 01 font 00 I recommend me/him/her/them/us/you (objective pronoun) to ask them about the matter 02 font 00 (some people say this is acceptable,is it true?)AND 01 font 00 I recommend me/him/her/them/us a good hostel 02 font 00 (AM I right?) 02 br
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00 One can say: 01 font 00 I recommend he/she/they/you (subjective pronoun) ask them about the matter 02 font 00 AND 01 font 00 I recommend that he/she/they/you ask about the matter 02 font 00 (AM I right?) 02 br
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00 Can I say: I recommend a good hostel to them/her/him 02 br
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00 What kind of product would you recommend me for my type of skin? 02 br
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00 Would you recommend me to a friend? 02 br
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00 What course would you recommend me to take? 02 br
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00 Please answer all of my questions 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot 0-
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00 I've been doing some searching on EnglishForward.com about the use of "recommend" i did found some reference but there seems to be some unclarity that i want to ask 02 br
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00 I know that one can't use: 01 font 00 I recommend me/him/her/them/us/you (objective pronoun) to ask them about the matter 02 font 00 (some people say this is acceptable,is it true?)AND 01 font 00 I recommend me/him/her/them/us a good hostel 02 font 00 (AM I right?) 02 br
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00 One can say: 01 font 00 I recommend he/she/they/you (subjective pronoun) ask them about the matter 02 font 00 AND 01 font 00 I recommend that he/she/they/you ask about the matter 02 font 00 (AM I right?) 02 br
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00 Can I say: I recommend a good hostel to them/her/him 02 br
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00 What kind of product would you recommend me for my type of skin? 02 br
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00 Would you recommend me to a friend? 02 br
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00 What course would you recommend me to take? 02 br
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00 Please answer all of my questions 02 br
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00 Thanks a lot 0-
Top answer
02 br 00 Some of the confusion arises from its different meanings: 02 br 02 br 00 1-- 01 b 00 Recommend = praise 02 b 00 . 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 2-- 01 b 00 Recommend = advise 02 b 00 (strictly, with subjunctive). 02 i 0-
- 02 br 00 Some of the confusion arises from its different meanings: 02 br 02 br 00 1-- 01 b 00 Recommend = praise 02 b 00 .
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 2-- 01 b 00 Recommend = advise 02 b 00 (strictly, with subjunctive).
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00 Some of the confusion arises from its different meanings: 02 br
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00 1-- 01 b 00 Recommend = praise 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 I 01 b 00 recommended the hotel to 02 b 00 them; what kind of product would you 01 b 00 recommend to 02 b 00 me; would you 01 b 00 recommend me to 02 b 00 your bos
00 Some of the confusion arises from its different meanings: 02 br
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00 1-- 01 b 00 Recommend = praise 02 b 00 . 01 i 00 I 01 b 00 recommended the hotel to 02 b 00 them; what kind of product would you 01 b 00 recommend to 02 b 00 me; would you 01 b 00 recommend me to 02 b 00 your bos
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0 Dear Teachers 02 br
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00 How about this: "He recommended 01 b 00 her to be the next 02 b 00 CEO" OR "He recommended 01 b 00 ( that ) she be the nex 02 b 00 t CEO" Or the two have the same meaning and correct usage of "recommend" 02 br
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00 Is the use of recommend in the sentence above correct? 0-
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00 How about this: "He recommended 01 b 00 her to be the next 02 b 00 CEO" OR "He recommended 01 b 00 ( that ) she be the nex 02 b 00 t CEO" Or the two have the same meaning and correct usage of "recommend" 02 br
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00 Is the use of recommend in the sentence above correct? 0-
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