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Martina111 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
verb pattern -suggest
Hello,
I am a bit confused about the right verb pattern of the verb "to suggest".
In my Advanced Gold Exam Maximizer I have the exercise in which I am supposed to correct the sentence:
"Could you suggest us a good restaurant near here?"
There is the answer in the key that the sentence should be:
"Could you suggest a good restaurant near here to us?
In this page
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/quizzes/verb_patterns_1_quiz.pdf
there is written that "There is no ‘to’ after suggest."
So I don´t understand what´s correct....
Could you help me, please ?
I am a bit confused about the right verb pattern of the verb "to suggest".
In my Advanced Gold Exam Maximizer I have the exercise in which I am supposed to correct the sentence:
"Could you suggest us a good restaurant near here?"
There is the answer in the key that the sentence should be:
"Could you suggest a good restaurant near here to us?
In this page
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/download/quizzes/verb_patterns_1_quiz.pdf
there is written that "There is no ‘to’ after suggest."
So I don´t understand what´s correct....
Could you help me, please ?
Top answer
IMO, you have reason to be confused. I'd say: Could you suggest a good restaurant nearby? (clearly, "to us") There are many examples of "suggest to us" on the BBC site: BBC NEWS | The Editors Could you suggest to the presenter of the bbc2 proms tv programme that he should show respect for the occasion by waering a tie.
- IMO, you have reason to be confused.
- I'd say: Could you suggest a good restaurant nearby?
- (clearly, "to us") There are many examples of "suggest to us" on the BBC site: BBC NEWS | The Editors Could you suggest to the presenter of the bbc2 proms tv programme that he should show respect for the occasion by waering a tie.
- BBC NEWS | Programmes | Breakfast | Sabotage 'may have caused ...
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IMO, you have reason to be confused.
I'd say:
Could you suggest a good restaurant nearby? (clearly, "to us")
There are many examples of "suggest to us" on the BBC site:
I'd say:
Could you suggest a good restaurant nearby? (clearly, "to us")
There are many examples of "suggest to us" on the BBC site:
BBC NEWS | The Editors
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Hi,
I'd correct it this way:
"Could you suggest us a good restaurant near here?" ----> "Could you suggest a good restaurant near here?"
So I'd just take away that "us", you don't need it in most cases.
I also took a look at that PDF, and there's a different structure there. In brief:
1 - I suggest you to go. <-
I'd correct it this way:
"Could you suggest us a good restaurant near here?" ----> "Could you suggest a good restaurant near here?"
So I'd just take away that "us", you don't need it in most cases.
I also took a look at that PDF, and there's a different structure there. In brief:
1 - I suggest you to go. <-
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Hi,
thank you for your answers...I think it´s more clear now
Anyway, would you please check these sentences? Jus
thank you for your answers...I think it´s more clear now
Anyway, would you please check these sentences? Jus
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Hi,
These are all OK, except for this one.
What would you suggest him? Say 'What would you suggest to him?
Clive.
These are all OK, except for this one.
What would you suggest him? Say 'What would you suggest to him?
Clive.
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I suggested that we went to the cinema.
If you mean something like "yesterday, I said 'let's go to the cinema'" then it should be:
I suggested that we go to the cinema.
If you mean something like "yesterday, I said 'let's go to the cinema'" then it should be:
I suggested that we go to the cinema.
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Thank you very much for your replies
And what what would it mean if I said "I suggested that we went to the cinema.
And what what would it mean if I said "I suggested that we went to the cinema.
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Sorry -- I can't really think of any situation in which it would be correct to say "I suggested that we went to the cinema."
Suppose today is Wednesday. You are describing a conversation that took place on Tuesday, among a bunch of people who could not remember what they had done on Monday. During that conversation on Tuesday, you said "Hey, I think maybe we went to the cinema yeste
Suppose today is Wednesday. You are describing a conversation that took place on Tuesday, among a bunch of people who could not remember what they had done on Monday. During that conversation on Tuesday, you said "Hey, I think maybe we went to the cinema yeste
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Hi khoff,
so I´ve been searching for some examples of the above mentioned pattern and this is what I´ve found:
There were cheers when he suggested that we went home early. (Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University press)
But honestly, I don´t understand why there isn´t used the pattern "he suggested that we go".....
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so I´ve been searching for some examples of the above mentioned pattern and this is what I´ve found:
There were cheers when he suggested that we went home early. (Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University press)
But honestly, I don´t understand why there isn´t used the pattern "he suggested that we go".....
m.
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As I understand it....
"To" with suggest:
The point is not to confuse "to" preposition as in "I suggested the idea to Peter" and to as part of the infinitive as in "I want to go". With suggest, you can't use a to+infinitive structure. "To" as a preposition is a different story.
The "I suggested that we go" form is what's described as the subjunctive. This is the same i
"To" with suggest:
The point is not to confuse "to" preposition as in "I suggested the idea to Peter" and to as part of the infinitive as in "I want to go". With suggest, you can't use a to+infinitive structure. "To" as a preposition is a different story.
The "I suggested that we go" form is what's described as the subjunctive. This is the same i
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