Great video! I've been struggling a lot with this sentence pattern and you're video was really comprehensible. I'll add your examples to my Anki so that I can keep reviewing it.
When I felt a bit throatache last night, My mother recommended a cup of honey tea to me. And she recommended that I keep to bundle up. I recommend being warmly clothed in winter.
Dear Wes, thank you so much for your videos. They are extremely useful and help us non-native speakers improve our English language skills a lot. A quick request: Can you please make a video on prepositions? Even advanced learners confuse sometimes which preposition should be used in phrases like "on the team" or "in the team," "on the Internet," or "in the Internet,"" I would highly appreciate a link to the video if you already posted it.
Hello Professor Wes Thank you so much for your interesting lessons, i do appreciate your job. I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity All the best. Take care and have a good time.
Thank you, Wes! At first sight it is simpe but yet tricky topic caught me. Pehaps you intend to share the reason why it is in the case of suggest and advise. Have a nice week!
Glad it was helpful. I thought about adding those verbs but I decided to stick with recommend. The verb 'suggest' is used in the same way. The verb 'advise' should be followed by the infinitive. This is another reason why it may be confusing. Thanks for your comment. 🤗
00:05 - Understanding the proper usage of 'recommend' in sentences. 01:12 - Understanding and using the subjunctive mood in English grammar. 02:23 - Understanding the subjunctive mood in recommendations. 03:30 - Using 'that' in recommendations is flexible but varies by context. 04:41 - Use 'recommend that' instead of 'recommend to' for clarity. 06:02 - Understanding active vs. passive voice in recommendations. 07:18 - Understanding different sentence structures using 'recommend'. 08:40 - Use 'recommend that' structure for suggesting actions.
I don't know if you are a native speaker or not (I came here by accident) but i wanted to ask : What do natives speakers think when we use "I recommend that he studies more" instead of "i recommend that he study more" Does it sound awkward, weird, entirely incorrect or simply they get a feeling that something is off? Is it possible to explain why it sounds awkward? I asked because this is an interesting question By the way, these real examples (6:56) are quite useful. ( I still have difficulties with the usage of "the" and "a" no matter how many times i try to fix it so please don't pay attention to that)
Thanks a ton,respected sir❤❤ Plz make a lesson regarding aal types if cleft sentences,nominal adjective clauses vs Adjective Clauses,vs Nojn clauses and also about all types of Reduced Adjective/Relative Clauses❤❤May My Lord Shiva Do the best for you and for your loved ones too,Sir!!Have a great great time to you,Sir G!!❤❤❤
Are these two sentences both acceptable and meaning the same? "I recommended him to see your videos" "I recommended that he see your videos" However, if we deal with a negative recommendation? How shall I say? "I recommended that he listen not to her"?, or "I recommended him not to listen to her". Thank you very much
With all due respect, I wonder why you have mentioned that "recommend someone "to" do something" is incorrect. You have used the AI like Chat GPT to define the subjunctive, right? Therefore, can we ignore what's included in the Oxford Advanced learner's dictionary? It says "recommend somebody *to do something" is also accepted. This is the relevant example sentence: We'd recommend you to book your flight early. The crux of my argument is even when Oxford dictionary implied that using "recommend someone ^to do something" is acceptable in standard English, why do you say that it's not? I believe that you have to explain why! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The construction is grammatically correct, but as I mentioned in the lesson, if you're going to use it, I'd recommend that you use it in the passive voice. Perhaps in British English it may be used more often in the active, but I don't believe that's the case. Even in Oxford's example, the sentence sounds a bit awkward. My goal is to guide people toward the more preferred usage, which is why I emphasize the form "recommend (that) + base verb". 👍
@@InteractiveEngUnfortunately, as a person teaching English on RUclips, you have to be more accountable, especially when you claim that something is "wrong" or "inaccurate" since you don't mention anything about your lesson being an American English lesson. More worryingly, until I pointed it out, you never said anything about that particular pattern sounding weird in just American English, did you? Oxford not only printed the sentence, the same sentence is pronounced in British and American English in the Android version of the dictionary app. But you are telling me that it sounds weird, huh? Come on, mate! If you are too proud to admit that you made a mistake, I can understand why. However, don't patronise everyone watching your videos! Cheers! 🤭
@@dissanayakevidurawatch the video again at 4:20. He says it is _considered_ incorrect to use and it _may_ sound awkward to use it... And he _recommends_ his viewers avoid using it, since it's better to err on the side of caution. Pay attention in class, mate. Not only did you not pay attention in class, but also you were impolite
@@ngenglee149 Actually, if you are too biased because he's a native English speaker, I don't think you can get the gist! Read my replies carefully instead of whitewashing him, mate! A dictionary like Oxford wouldn't include audio examples if it was weird, and if you fail to understand that, talking to you is pointless! Was merely pointing out what he said was questionable based on what we see in Oxford dictionary, so I don't think there was anything impolite about saying so. For the above mentioned reasons, read my replies again and again until you get my point! Have a nice day! ☝
@@dissanayakevidura Nothing impolite? I can see the impertinence of your behaviour judging by the way your reply. The authoritarian way of correcting others is not a courteous thing to do... Plus, your comments contradict the contents of the video... So I suggest you read your comments again and re-watch the video
Thanks for the lesson. Love it! Btw, how about ‘suggest’ and ‘advise’?
Glad you enjoyed it. Use 'suggest' in the same way. For 'advise,' you will follow that with the infinitive. This is another reason why it's tricky. 👍
@@InteractiveEngNot exactly. Advise goes both ways + gerund
How to use "to offer" and "to propose", please?
I recommend thanking and praying to God every day, this is awesome!
Thanks for sharing! 😊
What's awesome. It is taught in all textbooks B1 level
I recommend you keep your beliefs to yourself.
Thanks!
Thank you for a vitally useful recommendation!
You are the best , Wes! you are the first teacher I have come across who can explain this word clearly without causing further confusion .❤
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Thanks teacher I always learn something new every time I watch ur videos I recommend that u keep teaching us English 🥰
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Thank you so much dear Wes for this useful and excellent explanation. 👏👏👏👍🙂 Greetings from CDMX 🇲🇽
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Thank you teacher Wes!!! I enjoyed this class!!! 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🤗
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It's a very useful short video to learn how to use the verb recommend correctly! Teacher Wes thank you so much indeed 😊!
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I highly recommend this channel to English learners!
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Great video! I've been struggling a lot with this sentence pattern and you're video was really comprehensible. I'll add your examples to my Anki so that I can keep reviewing it.
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When I felt a bit throatache last night, My mother recommended a cup of honey tea to me. And she recommended that I keep to bundle up. I recommend being warmly clothed in winter.
Nice use of the verb. Thanks for commenting. 😊
Does it work only with recommend?is it correct I want my daughter to work harder? Thanks.
Great lesson as usual Wes. I recommend that Wes be nominated as the best teacher of the year.
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It's called subjunctive present, specifically, as there are also subjective past and past perfect, which express counterfactuals.
Thank you very much Wes. I do enjoy your lessons
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I'm clear now. Thank you so much, Wes. 🌷🙏
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I like shorter lesson . They go well with my schedule. Thank you 🙏🏻🌺✨🙏🏻
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A different type of video, it’s refreshing. Thank you so much
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Thank you! It was new and useful for me!😊
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You recommend we watch this lesson 😁
Thank you Wes ❤
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Thanks for this lesson Sir. God Bless🙏
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Real smart choice for this lesson. Great 👍👍👍
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Thanks for the lesson Mr. Wes.🙏
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Dear Wes, thank you so much for your videos. They are extremely useful and help us non-native speakers improve our English language skills a lot. A quick request: Can you please make a video on prepositions? Even advanced learners confuse sometimes which preposition should be used in phrases like "on the team" or "in the team," "on the Internet," or "in the Internet,""
I would highly appreciate a link to the video if you already posted it.
Wes, please let me know If that IS the case of the verb 'suggest'. Good job you do. Thanks
Yes, it is. "I suggest that Wes continue to teach us!"
I recommend that Wes keep putting out awesome videos, like this one 🙂.
Thanks! Will do! 🤗
Thanks very much, Wes for this very informative video. (I took a lot of notes).
Glad you enjoyed it and learned some new things, Lolly. Have a great day! 😊
Hello Professor Wes
Thank you so much for your interesting lessons, i do appreciate your job.
I wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity
All the best.
Take care and have a good time.
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Great lesson, Wes! I knew this. kkkk English is hard and fun! Great recommendations! kkk
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Thank you, Wes! At first sight it is simpe but yet tricky topic caught me. Pehaps you intend to share the reason why it is in the case of suggest and advise. Have a nice week!
Glad it was helpful. I thought about adding those verbs but I decided to stick with recommend. The verb 'suggest' is used in the same way. The verb 'advise' should be followed by the infinitive. This is another reason why it may be confusing. Thanks for your comment. 🤗
@@InteractiveEng yw
Thank you for the lesson Wes. It helps a lot
I wonder if you can you explain to me how to use the words ¨whatsoever & whatnot¨, please
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Wes this is awesome! Want you to make more content like this! ❤️
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Thank you.I will recommend this video to others to watch.😄
Awesome, thank you! 😊
Thankss a lot!!! I see that I was making this kind of mistake without noticing.
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What about recommend in the past? 'I recommended you take an umbrella' or took?
00:05 - Understanding the proper usage of 'recommend' in sentences.
01:12 - Understanding and using the subjunctive mood in English grammar.
02:23 - Understanding the subjunctive mood in recommendations.
03:30 - Using 'that' in recommendations is flexible but varies by context.
04:41 - Use 'recommend that' instead of 'recommend to' for clarity.
06:02 - Understanding active vs. passive voice in recommendations.
07:18 - Understanding different sentence structures using 'recommend'.
08:40 - Use 'recommend that' structure for suggesting actions.
Thank you for explanation to me the most tricky nuance I have ever faced...
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Thanks Wes.That's amazing 👌👌
Thanks so much! Glad the lesson was helpful. 😊
Thanks for the lesson
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Before you recommended us to hit the like button I already did. Excellent!
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I recommend that everyone watch this channel, it' simple fantastic
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Thank you so much I was confused about using 😮😮that"
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I don't know if you are a native speaker or not (I came here by accident) but i wanted to ask :
What do natives speakers think when we use "I recommend that he studies more" instead of "i recommend that he study more"
Does it sound awkward, weird, entirely incorrect or simply they get a feeling that something is off?
Is it possible to explain why it sounds awkward?
I asked because this is an interesting question
By the way, these real examples (6:56) are quite useful.
( I still have difficulties with the usage of "the" and "a" no matter how many times i try to fix it so please don't pay attention to that)
In spoken English, you can probably get away with it. But when writing, it becomes more important to follow the rules. 👍
Gracias!
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Very informative Sir ❤❤
Love from india 🇮🇳
Your new subscriber 🥰🌹
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Thank you for the video. I recommend that you correct the spelling on the word sentence☺☺
Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Oh no, is there a typo? I'll have to go back and look. 🤦♂️
Love this channel!! But please explain what’s a noun clause
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@ what’s noun close??
I'll recommend your channel to my friend, Wes! Now, do we follow the same rule for the verb "suggest"?
Yes, you will use 'suggest' in the same way. 👍
I recommend that you make more videos for us please, I will appreciated it.
Will do! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Awesome!👏🏻
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Teacher Wes you are the best
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Thanks again Wes
Thanks a ton,respected sir❤❤ Plz make a lesson regarding aal types if cleft sentences,nominal adjective clauses vs Adjective Clauses,vs Nojn clauses and also about all types of Reduced Adjective/Relative Clauses❤❤May My Lord Shiva Do the best for you and for your loved ones too,Sir!!Have a great great time to you,Sir G!!❤❤❤
I second with the above comment and thanks gor your efforts Sir ❤
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Thank you my tutor at college for tell me about this channel
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I recommend your channel to my friends
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Fruitful video for learners
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Tq❤ sir
Thanks
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@ it was really a very hard and difficult lesson, thanks again
How do you find those movie examples? Do you actually search yourself or is there an app or smth?
Thanks for your comment. I use a site called YARN. www.getyarn.io/yarn-popular
@@InteractiveEng thaannks!
I have a question: "Arriving two hours before the flight is recommended (by the airlines)" would also be acceptable?
Yes
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What about using it in the past?
I recommended that she leave or left for work ?
You will still use the base verb 'leave.' 👍
Could you please create some playlists by level (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) ?
I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for commenting. 👍
great lesson! but dont when do we have to put the word ''would'' in these sentences?
Glad you liked it. Use 'would' if you're unsure the person you're speaking to wants your recommendation. (I would recommend...) 👍
@@InteractiveEng Thanks
You can use" should " like: I recommend that he should work harder
Good comprehensive explanation. Kevin and Liza lack this in-depth explanation.
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I never saw this complete lesson of Subjunctive mood in other yt channels. Oh my g ...
In British English you don't use the subjunctive mode. So "I recommned that he studies more"
It Is the same with the verb "tò suggest", isn't?
That's right. Thanks for your comment. 👍
gOOD JOB
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Is that correct to say: I already recommended you to join that event
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It is essential that you prepare for the final exam.
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Are these two sentences both acceptable and meaning the same? "I recommended him to see your videos" "I recommended that he see your videos"
However, if we deal with a negative recommendation? How shall I say? "I recommended that he listen not to her"?, or "I recommended him not to listen to her".
Thank you very much
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With all due respect, I wonder why you have mentioned that "recommend someone "to" do something" is incorrect. You have used the AI like Chat GPT to define the subjunctive, right? Therefore, can we ignore what's included in the Oxford Advanced learner's dictionary? It says "recommend somebody *to do something" is also accepted. This is the relevant example sentence: We'd recommend you to book your flight early. The crux of my argument is even when Oxford dictionary implied that using "recommend someone ^to do something" is acceptable in standard English, why do you say that it's not? I believe that you have to explain why! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
The construction is grammatically correct, but as I mentioned in the lesson, if you're going to use it, I'd recommend that you use it in the passive voice. Perhaps in British English it may be used more often in the active, but I don't believe that's the case. Even in Oxford's example, the sentence sounds a bit awkward. My goal is to guide people toward the more preferred usage, which is why I emphasize the form "recommend (that) + base verb". 👍
@@InteractiveEngUnfortunately, as a person teaching English on RUclips, you have to be more accountable, especially when you claim that something is "wrong" or "inaccurate" since you don't mention anything about your lesson being an American English lesson. More worryingly, until I pointed it out, you never said anything about that particular pattern sounding weird in just American English, did you? Oxford not only printed the sentence, the same sentence is pronounced in British and American English in the Android version of the dictionary app. But you are telling me that it sounds weird, huh? Come on, mate! If you are too proud to admit that you made a mistake, I can understand why. However, don't patronise everyone watching your videos! Cheers! 🤭
@@dissanayakevidurawatch the video again at 4:20. He says it is _considered_ incorrect to use and it _may_ sound awkward to use it... And he _recommends_ his viewers avoid using it, since it's better to err on the side of caution. Pay attention in class, mate. Not only did you not pay attention in class, but also you were impolite
@@ngenglee149 Actually, if you are too biased because he's a native English speaker, I don't think you can get the gist! Read my replies carefully instead of whitewashing him, mate! A dictionary like Oxford wouldn't include audio examples if it was weird, and if you fail to understand that, talking to you is pointless! Was merely pointing out what he said was questionable based on what we see in Oxford dictionary, so I don't think there was anything impolite about saying so. For the above mentioned reasons, read my replies again and again until you get my point! Have a nice day! ☝
@@dissanayakevidura Nothing impolite? I can see the impertinence of your behaviour judging by the way your reply. The authoritarian way of correcting others is not a courteous thing to do... Plus, your comments contradict the contents of the video... So I suggest you read your comments again and re-watch the video
I recommend reading a book.
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I suggest that you enhance your skills.
I recommend that you work on yourself.
I advise that you read again and again.
like
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I recommend you go to the bank and apply for a loan
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Thank you for the lesson
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