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evellyn
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Hi Could I say this sentence using suggest in the example bellow. I suggest you to give up smoking and I also would like to ask you for interesting websites that could help students for CAE exame thanks and regards |
20 Apr 2015
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gabriel_aubert
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Hello Evelyn. The verb "suggest" can never be followed by an infinitive. You have to use the subjunctive mood after this verb. So, in this case, the correct sentence would be "I suggest you give up smoking" |
20 Apr 2015
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gabriel_aubert
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Also, the pronoun following the verb "suggest" must always be a subject pronoun, and not an object pronoun. |
20 Apr 2015
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dmharg
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I suggest that you should give up smoking or I suggest your giving up smoking. Both are correct |
21 Apr 2015
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douglas
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I would say:
I suggest you give up smoking.
or
I suggest that you give up smoking.
(DMHarg �s are also correct) |
21 Apr 2015
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