Rafaela
''she suggested him +ING'' or ''she suggested him +INFINITIVE'' ?? suggest to someone? in a competition for example, Ana told Daniel to choose group C to play against because they (group C) are not good players so their group can win easily. Ana suggested Daniel to pick the group C. Ana suggested (that) Daniel pick the group C. Ana suggested Daniel that he pick the group C. Ana suggested Daniel picking the group C. Ana suggested to Daniel pick the group C. Ana suggested to Daniel picking the group C. thanks in advance.
27 apr 2017 14:30
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Neither! Neither 'him + ING' nor 'him + infinitive' is correct. Of the six options you give, only the second option - "Ana suggested (that) Daniel pick group C" - is correct. Note that this is a subjunctive, which is why we use 'pick' rather than 'picks'. All the other options are wrong. Of these, the third one is the closest - you could say "Ana suggested to Daniel that he pick group C." This also involves a subjunctive clause. You can use the gerund following 'suggest' only when there is no addressee mentioned. For example 'Ana suggested picking group C'. This isn't possible if Daniel is part of the sentence - if you mention Daniel, it has to be a subjunctive clause. NB Also note that it's 'group C' as opposed to 'the group C'. The letter C makes this noun definite, so we don't use the definite article.
27 aprile 2017
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