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I suggested we go together / I suggested we went together. Which is the correct usage? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 11 months ago Modified 3 years, 3 months ago
"She suggested me to go shopping."
It means roughly “She suggested that we had gone shopping”. If she was making a suggestion of what to do, the subjunctive is required for many speakers still: “She suggested
suggests or suggested?
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Why is this sentence correct? She suggested that he go to the cinema. I would definitely use goes instead of go.
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They suggested he get there early. [subjunctive mandative] They suggested he should get there early. [should mandative] They suggested he gets there there early. [covert mandative] On the
grammar
0 My team''s boss suggested that our team should have a meeting with another team. We are currently trying to write a message to the other team but cannot come to a
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0 My team''s boss suggested that our team should have a meeting with another team. We are currently trying to write a message to the other team but cannot come to a conclusion as to how
gerund vs infinitive
A suggestion (what is suggested, the object of the verb suggest) is a noun. You can''t use an infinitive verb where a noun is required. Going here is a gerund, a form of the verb go which functions as a
Gerund vs infinitive: ''suggested to me {to get/getting}''
My Brother suggested I get a job My Brother suggested to me that I get a Job Concerning your examples, to get is a verb, and the phrase "suggest to" is frequent enough. In principle it should
Use of "this was suggested to me by..."
In this instance, recommended is a better option than "suggested". If you want to use "suggested" you could say: My friend suggested that I read this book.
Gerund vs infinitive: ''suggested to me {to get/getting}''
My Brother suggested I get a job My Brother suggested to me that I get a Job Concerning your examples, to get is a verb, and the phrase "suggest to" is frequent enough. In
Use of subjunctive after "suggested"
Australian children''s book author Mem Fox has suggested she might never to return to the US after she was detained and insulted by border control agents at Los Angeles airport. So far as
grammar
They suggested he get there early. [subjunctive mandative] They suggested he should get there early. [should mandative] They suggested he gets there there early. [covert
"She suggested me to go shopping."
It means roughly “She suggested that we had gone shopping”. If she was making a suggestion of what to do, the subjunctive is required for many speakers still: “She suggested that we
gerund vs infinitive
A suggestion (what is suggested, the object of the verb suggest) is a noun. You can''t use an infinitive verb where a noun is required. Going here is a gerund, a form of the verb go which
suggests or suggested?
Please include the research you''ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available
Use of subjunctive after "suggested"
Australian children''s book author Mem Fox has suggested she might never to return to the US after she was detained and insulted by border control agents at Los Angeles