 verbs like suggest and recommend. This video is brought to you by the following English learning websites. Using suggest and recommend. English verbs like suggest and recommend require a special type of grammar. This can be somewhat confusing to students and teachers. This video will help you understand how these words work in sentences. Note the following examples. 1. We recommend Dr. Lee. Subject verb object. 2. We recommend seeing Dr. Lee. Subject verb action verb ing sometimes object. 3. We recommend that John see Dr. Lee. Subject verb that new subject verb in the base form sometimes an object. Common mistakes. Common mistakes occur when using the word to. We recommend him to see Dr. Lee. Incorrect. This sentence requires a new subject and verb, not an object him. We recommend that he see Dr. Lee. Correct. The same holds true for the verb suggest. I suggested a new approach. I suggested trying a new approach. I suggested that she try a new approach. Not I suggested her to try a new approach. Questions. 1. Can we use two with these words? Yes, but only when referring to an object, not a verb. I recommended Dr. Lee to John. Object of a preposition. I recommended John to see the doctor. That's an infinitive and it's wrong. 2. Can we use verbs other than the base form after that in these types of sentences? No, that would be incorrect. Karl suggested that Bob sees a therapist. Incorrect. Karl suggested that Bob to see a therapist. Incorrect. Karl suggested that Bob seeing a therapist. Incorrect. Karl suggested that Bob see a therapist. Correct. Question number three. Can we omit that? Yes, but be careful. You might make other mistakes. Mr. Swindle suggested that we buy a used car. Mr. Swindle suggested we buy a used car. Okay. Mr. Swindle suggested we buying a used car. Not okay. 4. What other verbs use these structures? There are not many other English verbs that use these structures. The most common ones are insist and demand. The boss insisted that Jill resign. She demanded that Jack be fired. 5. Do the verbs insist and demand follow all the same rules? Not all. With insist, you sometimes need to add on. With demand, the word too is sometimes used. They demanded equal pay. They insisted on equal pay. They insisted on receiving equal pay. They demanded to see the boss. There are other verbs like these, but they require a slightly different grammar. Note the following sentences. We advised Tom to go. We asked Tom to go. We expected Tom to go. We urged Tom to go. We told Tom to go. We ordered Tom to go. We forced Tom to go. These types of verbs are usually not followed by jaren's verb ing. He expected going. No, that's incorrect. He expected to go. Okay. They are not followed by noun clauses. That plus a new subject and verb. We told that he go. No, that's incorrect. We told him to go. Okay. The verb ask can be used with both noun clauses and infinitives. Two plus verb. We asked him to leave. We asked that he leave. But not with jaren's. We asked leaving. Incorrect. See the following table. Verb, gerund, two plus verb, object, two plus verb, that new subject and verb. Suggest. Yes, no, no, yes. Recommend. Yes, no, no, yes. Demand. No, yes, no, yes. Insist or insist on. Yes, no, no, yes. Advice. Yes, no, yes, no. Ask. No, yes, yes, yes. Expect. No, yes, yes, no. See the notes. Urge. No, no, yes, no. Tell. No, no, yes, no. Order. No, no, yes, no. Force. No, no, yes, no. Notes. When using the infinitive with the verbs ask and expect, the meaning is different. I asked to go. The speaker wants to go. I expect to go. The speaker expects to go. I asked him to go. I expected him to go. The speaker wants or expects the other person to go. For the verb ask, when using a noun clause, that plus a new subject and a new verb, the word that is required. I asked that he prepare for the meeting. I asked he prepare for the meeting. Incorrect. With the verb expect, the modal will or would is used in the noun clause. We expect that Susie will come tomorrow. We expected that Susie would come, but she didn't. And more notes. The verb demand follows special rules. Amanda demanded to go. Amanda wants to go. Amanda insists on going. Amanda demanded Jake to go. Incorrect. Amanda demanded that Jake go. She wants him to go. Correct. Are you ready for some exercises? Indicate whether the following sentences are correct or incorrect. Feel free to pause the video if you need more time. Check your answers. Tim suggested me to call the paramedics. Incorrect. Tim suggested that I call the paramedics. Faye recommended that we fix the pipe. Okay. Ted insisted on playing the villain. Okay. They demanded Jan to leave immediately. Incorrect. They demanded that Jan leave immediately. We asked her giving us the records. Incorrect. We asked her to give us the records. Ron advised Amy to buy a new car. Okay. She ordered Rob to give her the keys. Okay. I recommend Sam to stop smoking. Incorrect. I recommend that Sam stop smoking. We urged Meg get a second opinion. Incorrect. We urged Meg to get a second opinion. Hope that was helpful. If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up in the comments below. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel. Thanks for watching. For more information, please check out our websites.