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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
- 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:
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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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In your second and third examples, the direct objects ("to abandon their properties"; "to damage the property") have been moved to the end of the sentence, and in each case a prepositional phrase ("to homeowners"; "to them") comes between the transitive verb and the direct object: We recommend to homeowners [prep phrase] not to abandon their
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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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"I recommend" is very similar in meaning to "I would recommend" but here's the difference: if I were addressing a meeting of the Organizing Committee on ways to sell tickets more efficiently; in other words, if I were standing in front of the members, giving my recommendations, I would say "I recommend"
- recommend+gerund or recommend somebody+infinitive
TO-infinitive or gerund: ADVISE, RECOMMEND, ALLOW, PERMIT, FORBID, REQUIRE | Grammaring The plumber recommended buying a new water heater The plumber recommended me to buy a new water heater (I was recommended to buy a new water heater ) (the to-infinitive after recommend is less common in everyday contexts)-----
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