Easy English Conversation: SUGGEST & RECOMMEND

Thank you, Emma! Have a blessed weekend! (Francisco Cesar- Brazil).

silvacesar

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!

Arminius

I suggest your class to my friend.
Thank you for your lesson.

Lee jin woo

I Agree with you. Greetings from Bolivia 🇧🇴

erivamontan1969

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.

Goryanchik Maxim

I agree 👍

erivamontan1969

Thanks for the lesson, teacher Emma. I learned a lot more than I know from this. Thanks for the quiz too!

Bhone Hein Htet@Bryan

Answer 8 should be leave, not leaves

erivamontan1969

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.

AndreOliveira.BR

Thank you Emma

TolotraDavid

Hello….I’d like to brush my speaking up. Is there anyone else who can practice with me on a regular basis? Thanks in advance. Rasho:
My WhatsApp number: 01812788727.

Rasho

Hello, I suggest that you practice specific speaking skills at speakandimprove.com. You’ll receive a grade, it’s completely free and safe. I’ve been studying there for about a month. Bye

MaTe

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

AndreOliveira.BR

I thought that Q.8’s answer should be “leave”.
Maybe this is intending？

norikenshi533

Take a look above at the reply I left for @erivamontan19

AndreOliveira.BR

See number 8 question
He recommend he leaves early
Why they add s we should use base form
Please more clarification

Rhawbani

Thank you for this great lesson. I noticed that in question number 8, you did not make the verb in its base form.

Sarah.3738

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.

adrijana

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

MaTe

check the question 8 again ,please

justkml

Hi, I answered all nine questions but the scores is just from eight questions and why?

Mohd Amin Nasir

Thank you Emma for the lesson!

Lalananana

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

Padovano

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 ?

adrijana

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

Padovano

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.

adrijana

Thank you,

amomran

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

Padovano

Hi Padovano, thank you. Then, the combination SUGGEST+ME is a fully possible word combination and shouldn’t be taught as a common mistake.

adrijana

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

Padovano

Thank you Emma ^^