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When to use suggest or suggests?

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When to use suggest or suggests?

The third person singular form of “suggest” is “suggests,” so your sentence will read “Sally suggests.” If the subject of your sentence was in first person singular, such as “I”, you would use the first person singular form of the verb, which is simply “suggest”. In this example, your sentence would read “I suggest”.

How do you put suggest in a sentence?

  1. [S] [T] Tom suggested it. ( CK)
  2. [S] [T] I suggest we hurry. ( CK)
  3. [S] [T] I suggest you hurry. ( CK)
  4. [S] [T] I suggest you leave. ( CK)
  5. [S] [T] What do you suggest? ( CK)
  6. [S] [T] What do you suggest? ( CK)
  7. [S] [T] I suggest we go home. ( CK)
  8. [S] [T] What did Tom suggest? ( CK)

Is suggest followed by infinitive or gerund?

Suggest doing something If we write a verb after suggest, it has to be a gerund, never an infinitive.

Which sentences is used to suggest using Subjunctives?

We typically use the subjunctive after verbs such as recommend / suggest / propose / insist / demand / ask or phrases such as it is essential / vital / necessary that… I suggest that he examine the proposal carefully. They demanded that he leave immediately. I ask that you be vigilant about security.

Is suggest gerund or infinitive?

Is recommended followed by a gerund or infinitive?

They do not permit us to smoke here. When recommend is not followed by a Gerund, put that after recommend. The form walk is a subjunctive….Gerund and the Infinitive after the verb – no difference in meaning.

Verb Examples
recommend They recommend that we walk.

Can suggest be followed by infinitive?

REMEMBER: Don’t use an infinitive after suggest. Don’t say “ I suggest to do something .” I suggest that you memorize sentences instead of grammar rules! Emily suggests that we go out for dinner after the movie.

Is suggest and recommend the same?

Recommend is less formal and more personal. You use it when suggesting something based on your own experience. Suggest is the less formal of all three verbs, you use it when talking about ideas, opinion, etc.

Is suggest subjunctive?

The sentence you’re wondering about is in the subjunctive mood. Verbs that often (but not always) are followed by a verb in the subjunctive include: advise, insist, propose, require, ask, intend, recommend, suggest, demand, order, regret, urge, desire, prefer, request, and wish.

Which is an example of a verb in the subjunctive form?

The following verbs often attract the subjunctive mood: “to ask,” “to command,” “to demand,” “to insist,” “to order,” “to recommend,” “to suggest,” and “to wish.”

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