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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Verb recommend

Is it correct to use "should" after the verb recommend? for example, I recommend that they should read this book.
  

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Hi Anonymous Is it correct to use "should" after the verb recommend? for example, I recommend that they should read this book . It's correct but not necessary.

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  • Hi Anonymous Is it correct to use "should" after the verb recommend?
  • for example, I recommend that they should read this book .
  • It's correct but not necessary.
  • ' I recommend that they should read this book' and ' I recommend that they read this book' are both fine.
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AnonymousIs it correct to use "should" after the verb recommend? for example, I recommend that they should read this book .


It's correct but not necessary. 'I recommend that they should read this book' and 'I recommend that they read this book' are both fine.



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'Should' is a primarilly BrE phenomenon, I think.
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Mister Micawber'Should' is a primarilly BrE phenomenon, I think.
Swann (Pratical English Usage, 3rd edn, §567.5) agrees with you.
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