I profess that I am a thief. Okay, but "confess" would be more common. To acknowledge I profess like a father. My American Heritage gives this meaning (intransitive), but I've never heard it. There are common religious meanings,

Hi Myid I can find many examples in which bare infinitive is followed by than. I assume you meant to say "in which than is followed by a bare infinitive". I think CB has given you good examples that illustrate the logical omission of

<You merely need to explain that earlier indicative and subjunctive forms were superseded by the modern past tense forms. > Using those words?

You merely need to explain that earlier indicative and subjunctive forms were superseded by the modern past tense forms. It should take 30 seconds or so. (The apparent anomaly is not unique to English, by the way. For instance, French

By the way, Sunsail. What is your mother tongue?

you can forget about this one.your previous post explains everything :) according to AlpheccaStars's this is wrong.I figured it out. I think you refresh webpage late.I posted another one. Best Regards

I suggested him the presidency. ... one One person offers another person the presidency or gives him the chance of being president. No. I can't wrap my brain around this one! The sentence seems wrong, and I would never get that meaning out of

"There are only a few verbs where the indirect object can follow the verb. Suggest is not one of these verb" Thanks a lot :) This is what I wanted to know.the logic itself :) This explains why I cannot use this.how can I find the list of

Sunsail: Yes. You are confusing the direct object and the indirect object. I suggested him - him is the direct object - you follow that with "for manager to the director" I suggested the Holiday Inn to him. - This is fine. Holiday Inn

I told him to stay I want him to read ... If if I can use these verbs like this why cannot I use "suggest"? Every verb has its own grammar, but of course when several or even many verbs have the same grammar, they can be placed in the