suggest — no person + to (GiU Unit 34 context)
The frame
Section titled “The frame”✗ Somebody suggested me to get married. → not OK
suggest never takes person + to-infinitive. Correct forms:
- ✓ Somebody suggested getting married (-ing)
- ✓ Somebody suggested that I (should) get married (that-clause)
- ✓ Somebody suggested marriage (noun)
The pattern
Section titled “The pattern”| verb | person + to? | form |
|---|---|---|
| suggest | ✗ | -ing / that-clause / noun |
| recommend | ✗ | -ing / that-clause / noun |
| insist | ✗ | on + -ing / that-clause |
| demand | ✗ | that-clause |
| advise | ✓ | advise me to get married |
| tell | ✓ | tell me to get married |
If the person must appear with suggest: suggested to me that I get married.
Can you say “verb + person + to”? advise/tell/ask/want = yes. suggest/recommend = no → use -ing or that-clause.
Source
Section titled “Source”Raymond Murphy, English Grammar in Use, Unit 34 — should 2. Ebot lesson 2026-09-05.