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zvonka.rink
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Help needed
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Dear colleagues,
I need your help: is the sentence below grammatically correct:
John recommended George sending someone in to check road works.
I expected the sentence:
John recommended George send/ should send...
I would really appreciate your answers and I thank you in advance. |
20 Dec 2023
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douglas
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this is a tough one-- it sounds very awkward, but I believe it is grammatically correct. Anyone else have an input? |
21 Dec 2023
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zvonka.rink
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I agree. I haven�t found any such examples in grammar books, which makes me think it�s not right. |
21 Dec 2023
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cunliffe
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George recommended sending someone in to check the roadworks - that is absolutely correct and usual usage. George recommended John sending someone in.... I am not so sure! I think it should be to send.. Could that �sending� be a gerund? I agree it sounds a bit odd. Lynne |
21 Dec 2023
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akuzmenok
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Actually, both are correct
John recommended George send/ should send
It�s like the sentences of the kind
It is recommended that he say / should say...
Anyway, I would hear more often another variant
John recommended George to send... Also - George was recomended to send
but - John recommended sending (no object after recommended) |
21 Dec 2023
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douglas
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I think it follows this same format, which is commonly used: "I recommend (you) taking the 405 freeway next time."-- so I would say it is correct
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22 Dec 2023
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