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Which is correct follow or take your suggestion?

Which is correct follow or take your suggestion?

In general, follow occurs more often with suggestion. That preference still applies in most contexts, but (probably influenced by the “idiomatic standard” take my advice) I note that follow/take your suggestion has recently shifted towards “take”.

What does suggestion mean in the Cambridge Dictionary?

Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. If we make a suggestion, it means that we mention a possible course of action to someone. There are a number of expressions which we can use to make suggestions. …

When do you use let us make suggestions?

We use let’s ( let us) to make suggestions about doing something with someone: Let’s call Michael and see if he knows how to fix it. Let’s make a curry tonight. We use let’s not to make negative suggestions:

Is there a way to approve a suggestion on toggles?

This can be useful if you don’t want everyone to be able to make suggestions Toggles member’s name and avatar not appearing when making a suggestion. (Not retroactive) Any user can use the suggest command to make a suggestion. Approves of a suggestion. If reason is left blank the reason will be “No reason given”

What’s the difference between ” suggest to go ” and ” suggest going “?

Going here is a gerund, a form of the verb go which functions as a noun. [Note that suggested can followed by that and a finite verb, “suggested that we go”. That’s different; that is a conjunction introducing a clause expressing purpose, end, aim, or desire.]

In general, follow occurs more often with suggestion. That preference still applies in most contexts, but (probably influenced by the “idiomatic standard” take my advice) I note that follow/take your suggestion has recently shifted towards “take”.

When to use suggest, advise, and gerund?

For verbs of suggestion such as recommend, suggest, and advise, these patterns evolved to reflect the focus of the suggestion. If the speaker is suggesting a place or a thing, these verbs are followed by a noun. For an activity, they can be followed by a gerund.

When do you use suggest at the end of a sentence?

For a focus on who the suggestion pertains to, they’re followed by a pronoun or noun (person) either after the verb ( advise) or at the end of a sentence with “to” ( recommend, suggest ). These verbs are also possible in the subjunctive mood—with a noun clause that contains a base verb.

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