ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:18:19 GMT

Thank you, Yankee and Goodman. I'll keep that in mind.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Goodman — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:03:49 GMT

New2grammar wrote:

Sorry for not making it clear. I wanted the sentence to mean 'every friday' without using the word 'every'.

I like Tanit's answer.

Yoong Liat, by the way, could you help me understand the meaning of your answer? Does it mean I only take my dog out to the park once?

Thank you, guys.

Hi New2grammar,

In this type of contexts, article (a /the) is not needed. i.e. I usually do my laundries on Fridays. or I typically do my groceries on weekends.

But "On a Firady" is ok.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Yankee — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:12:37 GMT

Tanit wrote:
Hi N2G,

As far as I know, "I'd suggest we wait" is absolutely correct.
However, "suggest" can be followed also by a gerund. Here's an example from Cambridge Advanced Learners' online dictionary: I suggested putting the matter to the committee.

We could probably ask native speakers whether they find "suggest we wait" and "suggest waiting" equally natural and whether they feel there's any difference in meaning, but it would be better if we started a new thread!

The verb suggest is often followed by a clause containing the subjunctive:
I suggest (that) you be on time in the future.
The boss suggested (that) John wait.for everyone to arrive before beginning his presentation.

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Regarding the question about Friday, I would prefer "on Friday" or "on Fridays":
I usually take my dog to the dog park on Friday.

Without the word usually in the sentence, I would stick with "on Fridays".

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:24:29 GMT

I got it. Thanks again.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Yoong Liat — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:15:33 GMT

New2grammar wrote:
Thanks for the correction, Yoong Liat!

A quick question, everyone needs to be capitalized in "Hi Everyone", right?

Hi everyone.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:01:21 GMT

Thanks for the correction, Yoong Liat!

A quick question, everyone needs to be capitalized in "Hi Everyone", right?

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Yoong Liat — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:56:51 GMT

New2grammar wrote:
Thank you, Everyone!

Hi New2grammar

Thank you, everyone! (No need to capitalize 'everyone'.)

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:49:20 GMT

Thank you, Everyone!

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Neeraj Jain — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:45:33 GMT

Because you take your dog to the park every Friday; therefore, it would be appropriate to use Fridays.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Yoong Liat — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:44:21 GMT

New2grammar wrote:
Yoong Liat, by the way, could you help me understand the meaning of your answer? Does it mean I only take my dog out to the park once?

I usually take my dog to the dog park on a Friday. (not referring to any specific Friday)

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Tanit — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:44:04 GMT

Hi N2G,

As far as I know, "I'd suggest we wait" is absolutely correct.
However, "suggest" can be followed also by a gerund. Here's an example from Cambridge Advanced Learners' online dictionary: I suggested putting the matter to the committee.

We could probably ask native speakers whether they find "suggest we wait" and "suggest waiting" equally natural and whether they feel there's any difference in meaning, but it would be better if we started a new thread!

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Yoong Liat — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:40:33 GMT

New2grammar wrote:
Just a quick question, Tanit. Is it correct to say "I'd suggest waiting"?

I remember recently there was a thread about suggest. I think a correct way of saying that is "I'd suggest we/you wait". I could be wrong.

"I'd suggest waiting ..." is fine.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:36:09 GMT

Just a quick question, Tanit. Is it correct to say "I'd suggest waiting"?

I remember recently there was a thread about suggest. I think a correct way of saying that is "I'd suggest we/you wait". I could be wrong.

Re: on [a/the] Friday

Tanit — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:32:35 GMT

Glad that you liked it, but I'd suggest waiting for a native

Re: on [a/the] Friday

New2grammar — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:30:48 GMT

Sorry for not making it clear. I wanted the sentence to mean 'every friday' without using the word 'every'.

I like Tanit's answer.

Yoong Liat, by the way, could you help me understand the meaning of your answer? Does it mean I only take my dog out to the park once?

Thank you, guys.