Recommend vs. Suggest in English | Fix Common Mistakes

Recommend vs. suggest. These two words are used to give advice but using them correctly can be a challenge.

They are synonyms, of course.

But they can’t always be used interchangeably. And there are specific grammatical structures that must be used for accuracy.

Mistakes are easy to make. But not anymore.

By the end of the lesson, you will learn the clear differences between ‘recommend’ and ‘suggest’, including how and when to use them and the sentence structures you can follow for accuracy.

Then, at the end, I have a quiz for you. So join me from start to finish.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:40 - Subtle differences in meaning and use
04:08 - Share your thoughts about something
05:57 - Recommend/suggest an action
09:13 - Recommend something to someone
11:04 - Quiz

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[Speakconfidentenglish]

Here are the answers to the quiz. Note the grammar tenses used::

1. Suggested
2. Recommend
3. Recommended
4. Suggest

[xiubbjt]

I like your pronunciation, its so clear 👍

[Feryweldelchel]

Absolutely you have had reminding me that two complicated words because you're qualified who are extremely experienced in a professional, great teacher. I'm so glad you! Thanks great job !

[thilakasirispathiranage]

I recommend thriving your business through the collaboration of a passionate hearts.

[ManishSharma-skzh]

Hi Annemarie,
An interesting video. I sincerely appreciate your efforts and it is truly useful to all learners.
Thank you,

[jenny_]

I recommend this channel for the English but there are few English channels which i dont suggest.

[mainguyenthinhu]

Annemarie, Thank you very much for your great lesson! I really like your clear explanation, understandable examples, excellent pronunciation, accent and speed. Hope to learn about some more confusing words like these in English from you.

[gerganastankova]

Thank you, Annemarie! You are great! Can we have a similar lesson about the verbs "evaluate" vs. "assess", please? I have always been asking myself what the difference is? Thanks in advance. Looking forward to your next video!

[sabrinasabi]

You're really really a great teacher ☺️💞

[ThiagoRodrigues-ilvs]

Hi Annemarie! Studying English is something that entertains me TO NO END, and you are part of this journey of mine. (The idiom that I highlighted I learned from you today)
And, wow, these questions above are quite difficult!
N. 1 Recommend (as a Lawyer, he has experience dealing with contracts and with the consequences of signing without reading before)
N 2. Recommend (you said it's magical, therefore you know what you're talking about)
N 3. Suggest (she thinks it's good because of the price, not because she tried it. Though recommend can be used interchangebly, I believe)
N.4 Suggest (we got a lot of options, not based on everbody's experience)

Did I ace it?
Thank you for the lesson!!

Ps:I saw the answers above. No, I didn't ace it. 😒 I still have the feeling that all of them can be used interchangebly as it is in portuguese. But, it's o.k.

[sxxqjoi]

Hi Annemaire, You are the most beautiful English teacher in my life and your lessons are always informative. I can't say thank you enough. Have a great day.

[hadihassanattari]

Hi miss
this lesson really helped me a lot.
I highly recommend this lesson for people who thought it difficult how to use these two words before.
1 suggest
2 recommend
3 recommend
4 suggest
thanks

[elifabdulbakioglu]

It's always a pleasure to listen to you. I wish there were a way to get an update and be able to talk just like the way you do.❤️❤️❤️

[prabashperera]

As usual, another great lesson from you.thank you.1.recommended. 2.recommend 3.recommends 4.suggest

[rohittinku]

Great lesson, Annemarie!
Just wanted to clarify one of the structures you mentioned.
Recommend/suggest that subject + verb.
I have studied that when we use this structure, no matter what the subject is, we do not add s, es or ies to the verb. It should be, "I recommend that everyone

[exploringthedrbymaxpena]

Hello. Good job!
There is a mistake when using the structure : I reccomend that she uses... Because it is a subjuntive form so the verb must remain in the base form.

[MrStarAAA]

Hi Annemarie, thank you for your excellent videos. I have a question regarding one of the example sentences you used in this video - I suggest that everyone uses their vacation days before the end of the year... I looked up the Gregg Reference manual (page 277) and the example it uses is "I suggested that she type the material triple-spaced to allow room for some very heavy editing. (NOT: types.) Could you please clarify what verb present tense is correct for the third-person singular following Suggest and Recommend? Thank you!

[kranthikumarsatuluri]

Hi Annemarie,
Thanks for the session, it’s another useful video indeed for everyone who use English language General or professional.
I wanna answer the questions but I found your comment with answer straight away.

[ayamato]

Hi Annemarie, thank you for useful video again! I think I was one who uses these words interchangeably without paying attention any difference . I will try to use theses ‘ recommend’ and ‘ suggest’ when I talk to people in English next time. So I could make them instill into my mind.
I really appreciate for your encouragement otherwise I might give up learning English speaking . Thanks, again!

[jooryalhamed]

Hey! Wonderful. We need more videos like this. Thanks