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aysaa said:

Hi,

I have 2 questions about the verb 'insist'.

1) Stop insisting on me. ( Can we use the verb 'insist' in this way?)

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aysaa said:

Hi,

I have 2 questions about the verb 'insist'.

1) Stop insisting on me. ( Can we use the verb 'insist' in this way?) No.

2) Can we use that with the verb such as 'insist, recommend',...etc?

Insist + to (in order to)... No.

Can you please construct a sentence?

Thanks.

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aysaa said:

1) I think it is better to say: Stop insisting to me.

You can think that, but "Stop insisting that I ..." is the way to say it.

2) I suggest Michael (in order) to play the part of Hamlet.

If I say that, I am suggesting to someone else, not Michael, that Michael should play Hamlet.
No - I suggest Michael play the part of Hamelt. Not "to." Subjunctive getst the bare infinitive.

or

When I was a child, I always used to insist (in order) to play football in the garden.
No. I always used to insiste on playing football in the garden.

I can't figure out why we can't use 'infinitives ' in a sense of expressing the idea of "in order to do something."

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aysaa said:

1) I think it is better to say: Stop insisting to me.
You are wrong. We simply do not say "insist to" in this way.
2) I suggest Michael (in order) to play the part of Hamlet.
No. "I suggest that Michael play the part of Hamlet" or "I suggest Michael for the role of Hamlet".

When I was a child, I always used to insist (in order) to play football in the garden.
When I was a child, I always used to insist on playing football in the garden.

I can't figure out why we can't use 'infinitives ' in a sense of expressing the idea of "in order to do something."
"Insist" and "recommend" have nothing to do with "in order to do something".

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Luuster2 said:

I'm not a teacher either.

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Luuster2 said:

I think for the first question:

-On and then it Sounds right

1) Stop insisting me.

I'm not a teacher either.

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