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Komountain Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

What I suggest you to do is ...(?)

Hi.

The other day, I heard a municipal government clerk say to me, "What I suggest you to do is ...."

I don't think her statement is grammatically correct, even though it is perfectly understandable. I wonder whether the [suggest Obj. to V] pattern is accepted as grammatical these days.

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" I don't think her statement is grammatically correct, even though it is perfectly understandable. I wonder whether the [ suggest Obj. to V ] pattern is accepted as grammatical these days.

— Clive

  • " I don't think her statement is grammatically correct, even though it is perfectly understandable.
  • I wonder whether the [ suggest Obj.
  • to V ] pattern is accepted as grammatical these days.
  • No, it seems clearly incorrect to me.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

The other day, I heard a municipal government clerk say to me, "What I suggest you to do is ...."

I don't think her statement is grammatically correct, even though it is perfectly understandable. I wonder whether the [suggest Obj. to V] pattern is accepted as grammatical these days.

No, it seems clearly
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Yes, even in BrE it would be incorrect. You'd only hear "What I suggest you do is..."

I suppose it's a subjunctive, rather than an infinitive.

MrP
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Thank you both for supporting my instinct.
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