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Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy



 
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Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy Sun May 11, 2008 0:17 am  Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy
 

Hello everybody,

Can someone please explain to me which sentence below is correct and why. I appreciate any response.

We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy.

Or

We strongly suggest Mr. Smith reviews his insurance policy.
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Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy Sun May 11, 2008 3:31 am  Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy
 

The correct one is, "We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy."

This one is correct because the verb "suggest" requires the use of the subjunctive in the dependent clause. In the subjunctive, there is no subject-verb agreement, and the verb always has the same form.
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Subject-Verb Agreement.. Please help. Sun May 11, 2008 3:37 am  Subject-Verb Agreement.. Please help.
 

Hi Unlv08

As Jamie has said, this sentence uses the subjunctive form of the verb 'review':

- We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy.

The subjunctive is frequently used after the verb 'suggest'. The use of the simple present tense is wrong in your sentence.

Have a look at this thread:
Unless he be very much changed ... (use of "be")
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Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy Sun May 11, 2008 8:13 am  Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy
 

Hi Unlv08,

I assume you understand how the subjunctive is made in English ans how it is used?

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Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy Sun May 11, 2008 8:26 am  Subject-verb agreement: We strongly suggest Mr. Smith review his insurance policy
 

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I suspect unlv08 will be able to find quite a bit of additional information if he/she follows the link I provided. That thread also includes a link to your article, Alan.

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