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
recommend that, recommend to, recommend -ing - WordReference Forums 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 somebody to do something - WordReference Forums 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
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:
we recommend to we recommend. . . - WordReference Forums 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
recommend to do doing - WordReference Forums 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
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)-----
I would recommend - WordReference Forums "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"
it is recommended to do something | WordReference Forums Hi, people! Help me, please, find out if it is ok when I say "It is recommeded to make corrections to this document in accordance with remarks given above" I know that the verb "recommend" is usually used with constructions like "recommend that" or "recommed doing smth " or "recommed smth
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