壹號月台 Quai n°1

中文我們會說 建議某人做某件事，像是，我建議你先打給他。
所以英文 suggest someone to do something? (X)
好像很合理，但是大錯特錯啊！
正確用法是，suggest後面+ that (可省略) + 子句(有主詞和動詞的子句)：
主詞 suggest (that) someone do something
所以句子可以這樣開始：I suggest that .......
例句：I suggest (that) you call him first.
           My mom suggested (that) I get a part-time job.

           The teacher suggests (that) she study harder so she can pass the exam.

為什麼是she study 而不是studies呢？
that後面的子句(that-clauses)是 subjunctive mood(虛擬語氣)，
動詞的時態是subjunctive form，動詞維持原形不用變化。

不過，英式英文中suggest跟上述美式用法就不一樣了。
            His doctor suggests that he stops smoking. (子句的動詞有變化)
          His doctor suggested that he stopped smoking.(子句的動詞有變化)
          The doctor suggests that he should stop smoking. (習慣會加上should)