Emphasis & advanced · CEFR C1 · Fluent
I suggest that he be… in English
After suggest, insist, demand and recommend, formal English uses the plain verb whoever the subject is — he be, she go, they submit.
The shape
suggest / insist / recommend + that + subject + plain verb
Write a formal recommendation correctly.
In Hindi
suggest, insist, recommend के बाद औपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी सादी क्रिया रखती है, कर्ता चाहे कोई हो।
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The mistake to fix first
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I suggest that he goes immediately. | I suggest that he go immediately. In this formal pattern the verb takes no -s. |
Questions people ask
- What is the i suggest that he be… used for?
- After suggest, insist, demand and recommend, formal English uses the plain verb whoever the subject is — he be, she go, they submit. In practice: write a formal recommendation correctly.
- How do you form the i suggest that he be…?
- suggest / insist / recommend + that + subject + plain verb.
- What is the most common mistake with the i suggest that he be…?
- Saying “I suggest that he goes immediately.” instead of “I suggest that he go immediately.”. In this formal pattern the verb takes no -s.
Where i suggest that he be… fits
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
I suggest that he be… is a CEFR C1 structure — the fluent band — and it belongs to emphasis & advanced. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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