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secjill
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 Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:55 pm Post subject: suggest sb. to do sth. |
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Hi teachers
Do you use this sentence pattern: suggest sb. to do sth.?
such as I suggested him to get started right away?
thanks a lot! |
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buddhaheart
Joined: 13 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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Do you use this sentence pattern: suggest sb. to do sth.?
such as I suggested him to get started right away? No. The verb �suggest� (a transitive verb) can�t be used with the infinitive �to�.
The following constructions are possible:
I suggested he (should) get started right away.
I suggested he get started right away. [subjunctive. Mostly AmE]
I suggested getting started right away. |
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