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Question 77

Which sentence contains an error in the reporting-verb pattern contrast for suggest?

  1. The director suggested the actors to pause after the opening scene.Correct answer
  2. The neighbour suggested planting lavender along the shared wall.
  3. The analyst suggested that the team compare the two quarterly reports.
  4. The host suggested waiting in the library until the rain passed.

Explanation

The rehearsal sentence is erroneous because suggested the actors to pause gives suggest an object-plus-infinitive complement. Suggest instead permits an -ing phrase or a that-clause for the proposed action.

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