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Q: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Could you please tell me if this use of suggest is grammatically correct? [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The boss suggested we left early yesterday.[/FONT]
A: It is perfectly correct. You could also say:
The boss suggested (that) we leave early.
The boss suggested (that) we should leave early.
All these forms are possible with little or no difference in nuance, although the subjunctive form, suggested we leave, is a touch more formal.
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How about if I understand the sentence as the boss being insinuating that we had left early yesterday and he was not quite happy with that?
Q: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Could you please tell me if this use of suggest is grammatically correct? [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The boss suggested we left early yesterday.[/FONT]
A: It is perfectly correct. You could also say:
The boss suggested (that) we leave early.
The boss suggested (that) we should leave early.
All these forms are possible with little or no difference in nuance, although the subjunctive form, suggested we leave, is a touch more formal.
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How about if I understand the sentence as the boss being insinuating that we had left early yesterday and he was not quite happy with that?
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