recommend
and suggest
. In this lesson, I will teach you how to correctly use these words and how to avoid mistakes with these words. Learn how to make grammatical sentences with “suggest” and “recommend”. I recommend you take the quiz after you watch this class…or else!
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Thank you, Emma! Have a blessed weekend! (Francisco Cesar- Brazil).
Dear Emma, I think this lesson is an advanced one because of the verb in the clause which is always in the base form. Such as “leave” not “leaves”.
Thank you for your teaching!
I think so.
I suggest your class to my friend.
Thank you for your lesson.
I Agree with you. Greetings from Bolivia 🇧🇴
There is a mistake in the question number eight in the quize. The Correct version will be: “I recommend that he leave (not leaves) early”. Such sentences in the Subjunctive Mood.
I agree 👍
I think that is a mistake, too.
Thanks for the lesson, teacher Emma. I learned a lot more than I know from this. Thanks for the quiz too!
Answer 8 should be leave, not leaves
Not exactly…. Please, take a look: 😉
I >>> leave
You >>> leave
He >>> leaves
She >>> leaves
It >>> Leaves
We >>> Leave
They >>> Leave
*It follows the same rule as the verb “to be” or “to have”, just to give a few examples.
No, I am not agree. It should be a base verb: leave, not leaves. It is exactly like in the video: Suggest/recommend + (that) + person + base verb.
Thank you Emma
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for those of you complaining about number 8 here’s the solution:
I recommend that he leaves early
or
I recommend that he leave early
Here, some more websites that you can use to improve your pronunciation:
https://speechmeter.com/
https://www.speechace.com/
https://speech.microsoft.com/portal/pronunciationassessmenttool
Thanks Andre to share!
I thought that Q.8’s answer should be “leave”.
Maybe this is intending?
Take a look above at the reply I left for @erivamontan19
See number 8 question
He recommend he leaves early
Why they add s we should use base form
Please more clarification
Thank you for this great lesson. I noticed that in question number 8, you did not make the verb in its base form.
Hello, is the sentence below OK or not OK ? (There is “me” after the verb “suggest”.) I think, it’s completely OK. What is your opinion ?
I don’t know why they suggested me for the job.
Hello, last night I searched for SUGGEST AND RECOMMEND GRAMMAR on YouTube, trying to get the correct understanding, watched every video they posted and drew my own conclusions: your sentence is correct because you’re not receiving the suggestion, you’re the ‘noun’, someone gave information about you, maybe because you deserved that job. They’re not suggesting something to you.The sentence number eight then is not wrong but kind of informal and spoken English. The subjunctive instead is a more sophisticated structure, a formal option I’ll probably use it at exams in written English..
I recommend watching a lot of videos
check the question 8 again ,please
Hi, I answered all nine questions but the scores is just from eight questions and why?
Thank you Emma for the lesson!
Thank you so much Emma for your excellent lesson.
Before this lesson, I thought that suggest or recommend were always followed by a gerund form. You make it very clear.
For adrijana, I suppose that you want to say : I don’t know why they PROPOSED me for the job.
All the best for Engvid’s fan
Hi Padovano,
yes, this is what I wanted to say.
That said, is my sentence (I don’t know why they suggested me for the job.) right or wrong ?
Hi adrijana,
Thank you for responding to my comment.
I guess there is another way to say it : I don’t know why they suggested the job to me. Of course according to Emma’s lesson, we put « to me « at the end or after the object, which is in this case the job. I think in English we should respect the order of words in a sentence : subject + verb + object + extra words.
I hope for you a great day
Hi Padovano,
thank for your answer.
I fully agree that in an English sentence, there are rigid rules about word positions in a sentence.
In my sentence, the word “me” is the direct object of the verb “suggest”. Therefore, it should be completely OK.
Nice weekend.
A.
Thank you,
Hi adrijana,
I made a quick research on the internet about this subject and I found that it can be said.
like ”I suggested Tom for this project” Tom or him or me.
Which means that your sentence is fully correct.
Great to talk to you
Best wishes
Hi Padovano, thank you. Then, the combination SUGGEST+ME is a fully possible word combination and shouldn’t be taught as a common mistake.
Hello adrijana,
Great to hear from you again,
I guess that what Emma wanted to mention as a common mistake many people make it in speaking is : They suggest me a new method.
Here in this example me is not the object of the verb, me is the receiver of the advice, and it should be put after the object which is a new method.
Take care, great to share ideas with you adrijana.
Great weekend
Hi Padovano,
definitely, it isn’t a lesson for beginner students. Without understanding some other important aspects of English grammar, it might just confuse or mislead them in the future.
A.
Thank you Emma ^^
Hello Emma
Thanks for this class, I have learnt a lot from suggest or recommend, I have made a lot of times this mistake
Thanks Emma,it was a good presentation
Thank you very much.
Thanks Emma,
I found that this video was presented in excellent way. Thank you for sharing, Emma.
Thank you
thasnks for your class
Hello teacher Emma .
can you recommend how to practice on my speaking?
Thank you teacher
Thank you
I suggest revising question 8. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, Emma. I have learned a lot from your English learning videos, which are extremely good for those who really want to learn English.
thanks
Thanks mis Emma
I took a quiz and correct 8 out of 9.
I suggest that you learn more. Thanks for lession.
Thank you
thanks Emma
Thank you!
very interetin,thank’s
Very interesting, i recommended to friends
Thanks Emma. I took your recomendation about quiz. It was the best choice I´ve made. I ssugest that all students do the same.
Hello Emma!. Thanks a lot for yout class. It was amazing!. I only recommend that your team check the question 8. As people are saying, it is necessary to correct the verb “leaves”. Have a good week!.
thank you dear Emma for the valuable lesson. much appreciated
Thanks a lot. I’m enjoy with you
Why you suggest base form af the verb, but the correct answer is ing form of the verb?
Base form -ing form
visit visiting
get getting
Thank you a lot !!!