'I suggested him go to see a dentist'

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trueheart_205

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Is this following sentence grammartically right?
'I suggested him go to see a dentist'
Is 'I suggested that he (should) went to see a dentist' better?
If the aboves are not natural, please offer me any better ones.
Thanks so much.
 

SlickVic9000

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Neither of those sentences are correct. Here's how it should be written:
"I suggested (that) he (should) go see a dentist."

The words in parentheses are optional.
 

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"I suggested that he went to see a dentist" is OK in BrE, as is "I suggested (that) he (should) go to see a dentist."
 

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Now that I'm saying you're second sentence aloud to myself
I realize that it's fine. I guess it's just not the way that comes most
naturally to me.
 

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You can also say, 'I suggested that he (should) go and see a dentist'.
"go see" and other "go verb" contructions are AmE.

 
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