Tell me what's wrong with this sentence: "I suggest you to try the new restaurant down the street"
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The issue lies with the word "to". In this situation, to functions as a preposition and is unnecessary in this sentence. The accurate phrase would be "I recommend that you try the new restaurant down the street" or just "I recommend trying the new restaurant down the street."
the problem is that the verb "suggest" is followed by an infinitive verb 'to try'. Correct answer- I suggest that you try the new restaurant down the street.
Some verbs such as suggest (and also some adjectives) start a subjunctive mood for what comes after. So the correct sentence would be "I suggest you try the new restaurant down the street".
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