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- I recommend to do doing something | WordReference Forums
INCORRECT: I recommend you to xxxx (do wash whatever) CORRECT (but unusual, unless the one you recommend something it's unclear It must be always at the end of the sentence): I recommend to do xxxx (do wash whatever) to you Example: CORRECT: I'd like to recommend a restaurant CORRECT: I'd like to recommend a restaurant to you
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I recommend that you hide your friend list from others Best option I recommend to hide your friend list from others Recommend can't take an infinitive unless it has a direct object And then it's usually in the passive (as your example 2) I recommend hiding your friend list from others Also possible
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I recommend [that] you take an umbrella I'm happy with the subjuntive in all persons except the third person singular, where it becomes obvious that it is a subjunctive, if you see what I mean So I wouldn't say I recommend [that] he take; instead, I'd fall back on the infinitive: I recommend him to take I recommend taking
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We'd recommend advise (someone) (to do something) The larger point is that all of the above represent generalizations, not "rules " In your own usage, you can always simply stick to recommend that or recommend -ing when the focus is a proposition, regardless of what the dictionary says
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Recommend me music Recommend me games Recommend me songs etc or I don't recommend you to see this video Would you never use any of those, native speakers of English? I know the last sentence sounds better without "to", but still Disclaimer: I'm not saying that "recommend me" is correct, I'm just pointing out it's not so uncommon
- recommend you to do you doing (infinitive gerund)
I recommend you read the following books I recommend your reading the following books I recommend you see the movie I recommend your seeing the movie I recommend you not take my recommendations I recommend your not taking my recommendations *** Also, if you're going to use the gerund, then you can leave the possessive off altogether:
- recommend somebody to do something? - WordReference Forums
I wouldn't recommend going there I wouldn't recommend you to go there They don't allow fishing here They don't allow people to fish here I also looked into Oxford Advanced Learner's dictionary It says: V+V ing or V+noun+V ing : I recommend (your) meeting him first (Not you, your!) V+noun+to inf : We recommend you to book early to avoid
- EN: recommend + V-ing subjunctive to-infinitive
Yup, this is a common one grammarians love to correct Many AE speakers will say: I recommend him going away And they will be corrected by purists to say: I recommend HIS going away I recommend just learning the correct form: HIS Maître, it is quite common Also, we don't use recommend with TO + Infinitive So, recommend to go away is not
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